How do you break the food addiction?

In my support group my leader said that the surgery will fix your stomach not your head. How do I re channel my thinking about food so that I can break the food addiction?

For some of us this is the hardest part myself included.  I struggle but I'm maintaining with support from overeaters ananymous online, a binge eating disorder group on myfitnesspal.com, and anything else I need as I need it.  Both of the groups above have several OH folks although they generally use different screen names and almost never identify themselves as such.  Both sites also have support specifically for wls patients. 

Overeaters anonymous online is linked in my signature.  Myfitnesspal.com support for wls and overeating is a little tricky to find as what we'd see as groups/ boards on overhead are board topics on mfp.  Send me a pm if you want a link to the topic and save yourself the search. 

Good luck to you. 

Okay thank you!!!! Yes please send me the link.

Thanks for the input! I so support both groups, though I haven't posted so far.

I do know my same old same old thoughts keep kicking along (stinking thinking?), and I just have to deal with them one thought, one moment, one day at a time.

I don't think there is any "breaking" the addiction- there is managing it. That's where courage and perseverance and fortitude and GETTING SUPPORT comes in.

I wish you and me courage and perserverance and fortitude!!! Plus getting back up on the horse again and again and again and again!

Thank You!

 Hi since my surgery. I have no more food addiction. Food doesn't control me anymore I
conrol it. So I eat healther now.

Steven

Steven you are not that far out... I WAS that ****y at 6 months out... did not break a single rule... did not let a simple carb pass my lips....

can we talk in a year and see if you no longer have any addctions?

I didn't drink alcohol till nearly 18 months out.. now I have to watch that as transfer addiction is very very common...  WE do not get to be SMO without some sort of food issues in our lives...

I agree that OA is a good place to start.  I have been going to meetings off and on for over 30 years.  I always had my best success when I went consistently.  Now they have meetings online and that makes it easy.
I also found that in order to break my addiction I had to identify exactly what it is I am addicted to.  I can't be addicted to all food or I would have a big problem trying to manage it.  What I found is my biggest issues are refined carbs, mainly sugar and wheat products, and large quantities.  The surgery has helped me at this point by making it unpleasant (to say the least) to eat sugar and to help me feel satisfied with smaller portions.  It is up to me to accept my limitations and not test them.  
It really is a daily reprieve from compulsive overeating.  I am more grateful for going over a year without eating refined carbs then I am for my weight loss.  
If it is really a big problem you might consider counseling, too.

I sure it works for me to Ladytazz. I too am addicted to refined carbs such as baked goods and such. I may sound bad but I'm praying that I have dumping syndrome because that will definitely keep me on track.