mindytaylor08
My struggle
Mar 21, 2010
OK so I am new to this whole blog thing, but I have something I have to get off my chest and want people to read about it!! Ok so as everyone knows I had Gastric Bypass Surgery on October 12th 2009 and it was the best thing I have done in a long time!! I have lost 80 pounds and I feel better about myself, but not as good as I know I will when my weight is all lost! I do have one BIG problem that has been bothering me pretty bad the last few months, Food Addiction!! I am not hungry, but I have a powerful addiction to food!! It is true I can't eat very much at a time, and I am suppose to experience "dumping syndrome" when I eat sugary, greasy, or high carb foods. Unfortunately I do not get it like I should so I am really struggling to stay away from these bad foods, not that I have been eating them very much, but knowing that I can creates a big big struggle!! I did not fully understand this whole theory until I was watching YouTube videos yesterday and came across one that really opened my eyes and helped me out A LOT!! A girl that has also had GBP was talking about food addiction. One thing she pointed out that I really had never thought of as she compared other addictions to food addiction; with a recovering alcoholic, for example, once they become clean of alcohol they can stay away from it and avoid contact with it to stay sober. With a food addict this is not the case, because everyone has to eat to stay alive!! WOW... I had never thought about this!! Please don’t take this wrong because I know (TRUST ME I KNOW) how hard drug and alcohol addictions can be to overcome!! I personally have never struggled with an addiction of this kind, but I now know I struggle from one that is just as powerful and I am struggling to get a hold on it! I do not think that I would have ever been able to completely overcome this without making this discovery!! I mean sure I knew that I liked food and it was hard to stay away and even knew I was a food addict, but never truly understood the hold it has on my life and my new journey I am embarking upon. So please I am reaching out to each and every person who reads this pray for me!! I need strength as I go down this rough road ahead!! I am struggling inside and need the support and strength of my friends and family!! I do have a very strong support system and I know all I have to do is call upon it, but until I understood what I was really going through I did not know what to ask for help with!! I just want to thank you all in advance cause I know I will need to say it!! Mindy
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About Me
Neosho, MO
Location
28.3
BMI
Surgery
10/12/2009
Surgery Date
Apr 18, 2009
Member Since
Before & After
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