[bridgetgirl]

Originally Posted by bridgetgirl

You know what scares me the most about this, after the honeymoon period is.......

after food is no longer the choice to cope, their are endless alternatives out there to use. That scares the crap out of me. One of my stapler friends just came out of rehab for rx drug and alcohol abuse, this person hass been clean for 90 days now! Congrats!

The disturbing thing about it, this person looks like the average Joe, at support group here and there, reaching out, having a presence and yet still suffereing silently..... I feel as though that could potentially be me one day. thank God Im in a place where I can call upon my stapler peeps when I am flatering... and JUST FIX IT! But Im afraid of if one day, I dont admit it anymore and decide to suffer silently....

I didnt mean to take your thread to a deep place, but what do we do when we simply dont mind food being around anymore? When we dont miss food at all? But we do miss feeling good by putting substance into our bodies?
(Everyone one run out and get a therapist quick! lol)

Thanks again Stacie, this was very thought provoking for me after I went to the website and started reading...maybe I should have been at the group to ask the therapist these questions. Ciao Bella!

I copied this out of her thread to see what you guys think about this... I didnt want to hijack her thread.

[AlabamaChick]

This is a good thing to read Bridget. It keeps us aware of what is out there and lets us know we are not crazy. This may sound crazy, but I think I have replaced my obsession with food to obsession with coffee! I hardly ever drank coffee before surgery and I liked a cup once or twice a month, but now I have at least 4 to 5 16 oz cups a day!!! I DO use powdered milk in it so it's creamy and delicious, but I'm afraid if I was "able" to eat solid foods well that this would sabatoge my progress. It's okay right now because I don't tolerate solids well. But I will be trying to eat food and be dreaming of a creamy cup of coffee and when out sometimes, I can hardly wait to get home to get it! James and I went to the movies this weekend and during the dang movie I was sitting there anxious to get home for my cup of coffee!! How crazy is that??? The movie was GREAT by the way. We went to see "Wild Hogs". I was screaming laughing out loud! LOL But back to addiction.....I feel it's becoming one because I crave it now. Is that wrong or is it because it is one of the few things that feels good in my pouch? It's hard to straighten out in my head and I don't want to replace that food addiction with something else.

[newlife4me]

Trina, I find myself drinking more and more coffee. I use Marty's hot chocolet mix in it. I don't know if I am addicted to it, it is just a really good way for me to subdue those nasty head hunger lies my brain tells the rest of my body. . You are special. You can't eat. I say, anyway you can get your nutrition in, do it. Deal with the consequenses later. I can think of alot worse things than coffee.

[LQQkn]

I agree with the fact there are many different things we can turn to for comfort. It's all about anxiety and comfort for me. Food was once a comforting thing.. now I have to find ways to comfort myself when I can't eat over a bad day or whatever.. I would eat over anything.

Now I have to be diligent and not turn to other "old" habits. It is a struggle no matter what way you look at it. We got where we are at due to the fact we couldn't stop eating and gained weight period. There are excuses, medical problems, etc for reasons we can't lose without surgery. This has NOT been an easier softer way for me to get the pounds off. This has been pure hell for me, and I think what I know today I would probably stay overweight. Just my two cents, but now that I'm where I'm at I'll find a way to deal with the health problems.

Janie