I am depressed. This Friday will be three weeks I've been banded and I don't feel good at all. food can't comfort me anymore and it doesn't even taste the same anyway. I just don't know how to make myself ok without food. First was my addiction to drugs and alcohol, but I've been clean 5 years from that now trying to jump this hurdle just seems so overwhelming. If anyone feels this way or has been through this it would be nice to hear from you. Thank you for your support.:cry

Stacy

Stacy, my dear. I fight my demons every day. I can only consume 800-1k calories a day. I still fight alcohol addiction on a daily basis. I just try and stick to 2 drinks a day. I can totally relate. Just eat what you can but smaller portioins. I completely feel for you. PM me any time. Julie

When I need that comfort that I used to get from food, I curl up in a blanket and go to sleep. It works most of the time. And, I work with a therapist weekly to try and have that need for comfort met through my daily life instead of needing it at the end of the day so much. It's a work in progress....

All I can add is to be sure you are getting enough Protein and taking your Vitamins. They can't cure this problem - but they will help.

Hugs!

Hang in there. I too get so frustrated - almost 4 months after surgery because food is NOT the same. BUT my jean size, heartburn, knee pain, sleep apnea, is all reduced (jeans) or (everything else) totally gone! It feels so good to get on a scale each morning and there is this possibility that I may have lost a pound. I have lost 30 lbs and people are starting to notice - it's a great feeling. Just keep these positive thoughts in your head when the times get tough!

I feel for you. The feeling of emptiness that I used food to fill, but it was a lie. Food to excess is not a comfort, not love, not the cure for loneliness or boredom. It is good you are writing. All of us get to this place because we turned to food to "save" us from feeling our feelings. I need to find replacement activities. Things like quilting, reading, painting and being with friends help me.

Good luck on what works, and nothing seems to work all the time. I try to remember the food lie. It is hard to change 57 years of lying. I was taught the lie, I believed the lie, I lived the lie, and I forgive myself for holding on to the lie for so long.

Thank you everyone for your support. I really appreciate it!

Stacy