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Does anyone know how has surgery helped you to stop binge eating. It seems like my appetite is off the charts lately and I'm questioning the surgery and if it will be worth it or am I just wasting my time. My family is constantly making derogatory statements that if I can't stop from eating now how am I going to handle the surgery.

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you won't be hungry for a few months after the surgery, but a lot of people with BED have issues once their hunger comes back and they start losing their motivation. You may have to work with a therapist - or as I recall, a couple of people on another forum I'm on take some sort of prescription drug for it, I believe.

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Don't let your family determine your future. Your not psychic (I assume) don't talk yourself out of what could be a life changing moment.

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@nomorefattypatty

WLS is not going to help you with binge eating disorder.

If you are binge eating now, you can binge eat after surgery. It is really easy to binge eat after surgery. You can eat sliders almost immediately, like mashed potatoes and gravy. And if you have really serious issues, you could binge eat while healing and tear your stomach/damage your healing.

You have to get counseling and therapy for binge eating prior to surgery. Some people take vyvanse for binge eating disorder.

Get help with the binge eating and get in a good mental space, then have surgery.

Good luck.

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I agree wholeheartedly that bed sufferers like myself need to get in touch with our head and emotions through therapy before going through surgery if we want this to last and by that I mean the weight loss. I speak first-hand about this as I have bed and did not know that, had gastric bypass surgery 14 years ago and within the first 10 years regained all of my weight. I have now been treated and am still in treatment because it never ends 4 bed and feel much more secure in handling my food and knowing why I eat then I ever have before. Get good therapy and then get the surgery. Good luck

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WLS is a tool & everything after that is mental (for me). It takes discipline to have successful results & not go back to old habits. You should see a therapist before surgery, then you can be more prepared. Good luck.


Height: 5'0"
Weight for WLS consultation: 216 lbs.
Surgery date: 2/13/17
Goal: -71 lbs for healthy BMI (about 145 lbs).
Current weight: 160 lbs
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