What did you replace food with post-surgery?

How do you deal with stress, boredom, loneliness, etc?

I am 1.5 years out and still struggling with this, every chance I have I turn to food for comfort.

So I'm looking to know what our new and older members do in real life to replace foods place in our heart...

My house is REALLY clean lately.

Sleeve date: 21 Nov 2016

Height: 4'10"

SW:190

GW: 125

I was sleeved 11/22 and started at 183 my goal weight is 125 - we got this!!!!!!

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I'm still cooking just much healthier ????

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Ever since my by pass. .I draw and color alot.

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@@SlimJill - talk to your doctor about this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3697760/ Naltesone seems to help with compulsive behaviors. If you use it for a season to get on stable ground, when you get off of it, try to add in some positive things like sex, exercise etc.

I also suggest this book: https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-First-Aid-Kit-Practical/dp/0976852659/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481661627&sr=8-1&keywords=the+emotional+first+aid. I worked through it before my surgery, but it still works on the other side. The danger is without a positive alternative, it is easy to transfer addictions to something negative. (drugs, alcohol, gambling)

I'm not suggesting the struggle is easy, but the battle is one you can win.

I go to the gym or take a walk or sit in the hot tub. I sing badly in my house very loudly. I clean.

I replaced food with shopping. Somehow in the last 18 months or so, I've managed to buy myself an entirely new wardrobe. When I used to sit at home and eat, now I find that I go shopping. Although it does tend to serve as a stress reliever, it is also a nice reinforcement for me in that fitting into clothing in the size I wear makes all of the difficulty of the process that got me to that point worthwhile. While I imagine there were more budget-friendly ways to replace food, I suppose we all spend money on something, and for me that is what I have found to be the result.

Everybody's got to have a hobby, right? You're gonna wear Mrs. LittleBill out

Everyone's response to this question is so positive and uplifting. Come on...someone had to replace the food with smoking, gambling or drinking. Just kidding (sort of.)

I used to smoke. I quit and promptly gained 70 pounds. I just replaced one addiction with another. Getting sleeved January 17 and so hopeful that I won't find another addiction to replace this one. I get what you are going through. It's tough.

When I started out, the doc said I had to quit smoking (my pipe and cigars), quit drinking (bourbon), and quit eating (food). I asked, "What's left!?!" So now I spend more time chasing Mrs. LittleBill around. Hey, at least it's exercise.

Edited December 15, 20169 yr by RunningWithScissors

Green tea. I used to enjoy green tea with chocolates before too so now I just have it with dry dates or raisins. It takes care of the sweet tooth as well as the Fiber intake situation..

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