Posted by MidnightBlue on October 30, 2006, at 15:32:37
In reply to Re: Weight loss, emotional eating » ClearSkies, posted by MidnightBlue on October 30, 2006, at 0:55:17
Sigh,
This didn't come out NEAR as supportive as I wanted it to be! What I was trying to say and did say in the message I lost, is that I turn to food to soothe me when I am overly stressed. It seems I am NOT alone in that!
What the Oprah program was about was that "fixing" the weight problem (in her examples by gastric bypass surgery)didn't fix the problem. It just came out in another form like excessive drinking or spending. So ClearSkies, I do think that eating can be another addiction like alcoholism.
I guess what we need to find is something positive to be addicted to! That is much easier said than done.
MidnightBlue
> CS,
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> I wrote a beautiful long reply to this and lost it! The other day on Oprah there was a program about gastric bypass surgery and the problems some people were having after having to give up using food to soothe themselves.
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> At least two of the people on there had turned to alcohol! So it really is a type of addiction.
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> Sorry, my meds are kicking in now. Maybe more later.
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> MB
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