This group discusses the issue of transfer addictions (also known as cross addictions) after weight loss surgery. There are millions of people who have undergone gastric bypass who are now dealing with issues of addiction transfer. For a number of people, giving up overeating leads to adoption of a new compulsion. Addiction transfer occurs when someone is unable or unwilling to rely on one c...

Food addiction. Support

People who struggle with their weight, says Beck, all have one thing in common: They don't know how to think like a thin person - their behavior, mindset, lifestyle, and habits all sabotage their best intentions. For example, she writes, people often have thoughts such as "I know I shouldn't eat this, but I don't care", or "It's okay if I eat [this food] just this one time." Urk! Busted with ch...

Is it time to get your food addiction under control? You don’t have to do it alone. Lets work together, lets break this cycle of mental and emotional food addiction once and for all!! Judith S.Beck, Ph..D. offers a different approach to the daily struggle with food obsessions, she provides a new perspective on how to change our eating habits using Cognitive Therapy. Have you have been m...

Support group for people dealing with mental health issues existing prior to WLS surgery or appearing after the surgery.

Live Your Life is a group and online support forum designed to give hope and share life. Sustaining weight loss should be looked at as a form of lifelong recovery, and as such, connecting with and participating in a support group of people dedicated to being healthy may be the single most important requirement for long-term success.

Food addiction