Clearly..it is. There is a stigma with ppl who shoot up, snort,smoke substances..but food isn't so bad-is it? Well to me it is. Food is my escape, my anxiety pill, my anti-depressant,my security blanket. Its who I run to when I've a had a bad day or a good day. Its always there to listen..to comfort. But it comes with a price..your health. Emotional eating is detrimental to your health, which is why we are all here. Undergoing WLS is us taking control and demanding from ourselves that we find another venue. The key to avoid regression is to find a venue that can take foods place , one that isn't self-destructing. Basically swap the bad with the good. WLS puts us on the journey of self-discovery and it is a beautiful thing to allow ourselves to experience that. I pray everyone here including myself that suffers from emotional eating finds a self- evolving outlet. Just thinking out loud <3

You are correct though. 100%. It took a few therapy sessions for me to realize, my parents who fought like dogs and cats and my family in general did, were only quiet and happy when we were eating. As A result i equated food with happiness, and well you get the picture. Coming to terms with that has big the biggest part of my journey.

Good luck, you can do this.

I'm happy to you were able to with help make that correlation, identifying the issue is the hardest part. Thank you so much for your encouragement <3 Be well.

My hubby and I both are food addicts. I didn't have very good foundations to become anything else. My family as I was growing up never had fruits or veggies. Not even Potatoes until I got old enough to fix them. I ate nothing but meat (beef) bread and gravy!! My hubby on the other hand had his mom stuffing him while he was a baby. Feeding him 2 or 3 of the JR jars of baby food. His mom wasn't a toucy feely person. But she loved them with food. He is just now (1 year out from his Sleeve) able to state that and realizes that his association with LOVE means feeding everyone. This is the 1st thing he wants to do is feed anyone that comes to our house. He just admitted that his mind tells him that he can eat tons of food until he starts eating and his body just won't let him!! This is a AWESOME realization!! One step closer to his goal weight!! YAY

On 6/20/2017 at 5:30 PM, Sherrie Scharbrough said:

My hubby and I both are food addicts. I didn't have very good foundations to become anything else. My family as I was growing up never had fruits or veggies. Not even Potatoes until I got old enough to fix them. I ate nothing but meat (beef) bread and gravy!! My hubby on the other hand had his mom stuffing him while he was a baby. Feeding him 2 or 3 of the JR jars of baby food. His mom wasn't a toucy feely person. But she loved them with food. He is just now (1 year out from his Sleeve) able to state that and realizes that his association with LOVE means feeding everyone. This is the 1st thing he wants to do is feed anyone that comes to our house. He just admitted that his mind tells him that he can eat tons of food until he starts eating and his body just won't let him!! This is a AWESOME realization!! One step closer to his goal weight!! YAY

Awesome story Sherrie! I am so happy the sleeve is working for him and his mind/conditioning is losing the battle! My background is similar also, mom was abusive, dad an alcoholic...but we always had food! I definitely did not get the emotional support I needed while growing up and here I am...picking up the pieces. I wish you and your husband well <3