Thought today was going to be hard with all this food around me but surprisingly I am not wanting/craving anything..it really is a mental thing. Learning to co-exist.

#justthinkingoutloud

Edited July 7, 201412 yr by Faye325

I'm amazed at how much my life revolved around food when I was pre-op...Now, while I still enjoy food, but it doesn't rule every thought. I don't think about it all the time like I did a year ago.

I know that a food addiction is an addiction, just like drug addiction, alcohol addiction, cigarette addiction, etc . However, like you stated, with food we must find a way to co-exist, bc unlike drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, one does NEED food to survive. So in many ways, it is a much harder addiction to live with. Just my humble opinion........

Edited July 5, 201412 yr by HealthyNewMe

The thing with food addiction for me is that I kinda feel like it's sometimes as much an addiction to a behavior as it is to a substance. I can eat the same food, but if I'm doing it at the dinner table with family, it's one thing, and if I'm doing it alone in my car and feeling guilty about it, it's another. The first way, I'm eating it because I'm hungry, and because it's good, and I find I'll eat less. The second way, I'm eating because I'm stressed or having a craving, and it's comforting, and I'll eat so much that it makes me feel ill. I am trying to focus on mindful eating, which is kind of challenging.