Banded for one year

Community Volunteer · 11-06-2009, 07:53 AM

I have been banded for one year and have lost 25 pounds. I have 45 to go. I have been filled and defilled several times. My biggest problem is emotional eating. I still choose the wrong foods to eat when I am under stress and I eat too much of them. Unfortunately, there are many forms of junk food, which easily can be binged upon, even with a tight band. I run 3-4 times a week and train for half marathons, so I am very active. I feel discouraged and disappointed in myself. I wish I could stop turning to food in times of high stress.

BillOh · 11-06-2009, 07:55 AM

I certainly understand emotional eating, I've handled much of that myself. Two thoughts, are you attacking the stress? Next, are you sure its stress and not depression? Depression does wacky things to your body. I'm also approaching my 1 year point.

Community Volunteer · 11-06-2009, 08:27 AM

Thanks for replying. I know it's stress because of the times in which I emotionally overeat (times when I have many responsibilities at work and my life feels out of control and out of balance). I am a school teacher, a wife and a mother. I find time to run in the morning before school. I usually get up at 4:50am 2 or 3x/week and run 10km. On the weekend, I do a longer run. Next week I will be running a half marathon. How do you "atttack" stress and how do you control emotional eating?

Shauna80 · 11-06-2009, 08:56 AM

The band was not a fix it all for your weight issues, so you will probably need to get professional help to find the root cause of your emotional eating. Emotional eating is not something that will go away, it has to delt with. Until you understand and learn how to turn your emotions to something else besides food when things get hard. You have learn tools to deal with your stress and emotions, not food. You have to replace food with something else when you get stressed. I read you're a runner, and if running is not helping with your stress then I would recommend talking with someone. The weight gain is a symptom, and maybe talking to your surgeon will help. Good luck!