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Throughout this site I haven't really found people who seem to understand me :( maybe this is the place-

I am a total food addict.

Addicted to eating and not eating.

I thought maybe I'd started to gain some control over this addiction in the past few months, but this last week has been hell! I'm pre sleeve and today ate a footlong double meatball sub for lunch. Four hours later I still feel sick but can't stop thinking about the refrigerator... Will this end?

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My doctor told me that I will have alot of stalls. But not to worry... Its a slow process but I will get to my goal!

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I encourage you to make good food choices now. Start going to support groups. And whenever you decide what you'd like to eat; only eat half of that.

It will change when you change it!!

Be Blessed!!! Stay Encouraged!!!

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I'm six weeks out and have been in a stall for 2 1/2 weeks. the inches are coming off but the scale isn't moving. Do I need a new scale?

Im 1 month out and I feel like im at a stall also but I can see and feel the difference in my clothes. I'm sure the pounds will follow the inches.

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This board has great potential. So many people pass through, but so few comment? Forgive me for trying to set the stage, but it's all right here...

As you browse through the recovery topics on the "12 Step" board, please take a moment to talk about your day, your abstinence, HP, your challenges, 12 Step solutions, your Experience, Strength and Hope! Let's share a power that is right under our noses to deal with our own, and share in helping others with, food addiction... {:>} rd

Im 1 month out and I feel like im at a stall also but I can see and feel the difference in my clothes. I'm sure the pounds will follow the inches.

Nicely said, I am guilty and will work at being a "respnder" I promise. thanks for the nudge!

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You asked for it. I'm pissed off today because I was told my case was submitted to insurance last week, to find out that it hasn't left the coordinator's desk. No one wants to hear a whiney baby, though. Sorry.

SHARING your frustration because i can and its the web :) the nurses having been reading and are stalling to get the auth code to provide insurance when submitting my paperwork. i got to them today lol and they promised my info will be submitted before the 17th which is already scheduled as my pre op apppt!!

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Throughout this site I haven't really found people who seem to understand me :( maybe this is the place-

I am a total food addict.

Addicted to eating and not eating.

I thought maybe I'd started to gain some control over this addiction in the past few months' date=' but this last week has been hell! I'm pre sleeve and today ate a footlong double meatball sub for lunch. Four hours later I still feel sick but can't stop thinking about the refrigerator... Will this end?[/quote']

I know for me i have had a tough time with this. Once getting the sleeve i would have 1 bite of something and then i was finished. My stomach was done. My mouth was not finished tasting the food, my nose was not done smelling it and i certainly did not have that "full/overstuffed" feeling that would tell me i was done. Also, i didn't realize how sedated i was by high blood sugar all the time so i felt stir crazy! I just wanted to eat a huge meal and lay down. I hate going out to eat now because i can't eat what i want. It's frustrating! 2 months out and I'm learning to cope but i was very much addicted to food and still am. It was all i thought about and still do. This surgery keeps me from eating like that so i will learn, I'm learning now. You can too. I don't regret the Surgery at all. I'm glad I'm cut off and pissed. I was killing myself!

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I've been really depressed lately, (please no comments about therapist ok? Been there 100 times so I know the routine) but all my life have learned don't trust people, they blabber everything everywhere and I end up in more pain then i need to be in. 50 years of trust issues, even the shrinks are aware of this. . . can't teach an old dog new tricks i guess. . . ugh. . . thanks for listening

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I feel your pain...thin one day....I don't think I'll ever be thin....not even "one day"! I have been overweight since kindergarten....gave up dieting a very long time ago and tried to make my life full...even at my chubbiest! Got up to 448lbs at my highest....had surgery about 14months ago and now go up and down around 320 to 340lbs with no more loss for a long time. I have a worthless thyroid, PCOS and high blood pressure...now here is the up side....I have a awesome hubby (celebrating our 15th next week)(he had surgery too) and two beautiful daughters adopted from China...my life is wonderful and I have nothing to complain about except the weight that I never seem to really win at. I'm always hungry....always craving carbs and struggle to do the 4 chunks of meat and endless Water per day...God help me...I'm so sick of it all! Thanks for listening! Tracy

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I'm absolutely addicted. Not so much food, as addicted to sugar. I feel the high, subsequent low, and then high when I eat more. I eat it until I feel sick. Pre-menstrual I can double my normal intake. And now that I have a surgery date, every day is my 'last meal.' consequently, I've put on several kg in just a few weeks.

I'm about to google and see if Aus has an overeaters anonymous or similar.

Now.....where was that packet of caramel jerseys?

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Throughout this site I haven't really found people who seem to understand me <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /> maybe this is the place-

I am a total food addict.

Addicted to eating and not eating.

I thought maybe I'd started to gain some control over this addiction in the past few months' date=' but this last week has been hell! I'm pre sleeve and today ate a footlong double meatball sub for lunch. Four hours later I still feel sick but can't stop thinking about the refrigerator... Will this end?[/quote']

When I was PRE sleeve I lost the 15 lbs required, then I had about 3 days til surgery. I was feeling great, really in control....but I said "I will never get to have any potatoe chips again so I better have them today". I bought a small bag & it did not even taste good, then I thought well I better have my last piece of cake, so off I went on the same day, had some cake and bought some Cookies too. Now I went from total control to total out of control in 24 hours, the next day I did the same thing, all in secret. IT WAS AWFUL!!!

Now I am 1 mo. Postop. The first month I had no choices cause the risk of getting a leak was too great so I followed orders. One day I found chocolate Cookies in my house and I chewed it and spit the cookie out before swallowing, that is disgusting & you guys r the only ones who know I did this.

So I am a work in progress, I need support groups where I hear how others are living life w/ freedom from addictive eating. I MUST deal w/ my trigger foods as I do w/ alcohol. Before I put the food in my mouth I still have a chance of staying abstinent, I can call someone, I can go for a walk, I can stick myself in a shower, anything. Once I take that first bite, now it is not only my head wanting this food, it is a chemical reaction in my body that wants more.

At my last support group the leader said she has not know a single person who tried to eat their "trigger" foods in a controlled manner and were successful. That hit me hard, NOT A SINGLE PERSON. and what do I want more? Some cake today or jeans tomorrow? I want to know deep within me, I WANT JEANS!!! But just typing this my head said cake. I can win this battle by working a food program as SERIOUSLY as a person works AA. I will WIN. Thank you for letting me post my battle.

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Thank you rosehips (and everyone!!!) for your thoughts! Much appreciated!

I'm still having good and bad days, but this site really helps me on the bad days :)

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As a single man I have to cook for myself. I do pretty good at time but there are those times I just don't want to. so I resort to resturants I was told by a friend that I could order from the kids menu if I told the waitress I had a baristric procedure. So I asked and thermite was something to be desired. So my tip

Is to order something of Protein and a side salad with the dressing on the side. Dip your fork I'm the dressing before putting it I to your salad. Hope this is a good tip for someone.

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First, I would like to say, I am glad someone started this post. I am only 4 weeks post-op but the head hunger is killing me. I'm not hungry & try my best to overcome but the carb craving is almost more than I can stand. Any advice??

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