loss of food as comfort
I was banded in 1995, and just this summer had a revision to rny. So I’ve had
lots of years to deal with this issue.
YES! It is NORMAL to feel as if you have lost your best friend. For many of
us, food has been there no matter what! We HAVE lost our best friend!
I was diagnosed with Diabetes about 1-1/2 years before my banding. Prior to
that, I used to eat myself literally into a coma. Then I would sleep it off,
wake up, and sedate myself with food again!
When I was first banded, I was not able to get that feeling of “fullness”
that allowed me to go to sleep more easily. Napping was not as easy. I guess my
body was telling me to “Get up and MOVE!”
Many of us stuff our feelings down with food. Without food to use as a
buffer, we feel these feelings more intensely. Also, I have heard it said that
hormones that are fat soluable get released as we lose the fat, and this can
cause
these “blue” feelings.”
I have recovered (mostly) from these issues. I still battle with the “winter
blues” and want to sleep and eat when it gets darker earlier, and it is cold.
Counseling will help. It will give you a dedicated ear to hear all your woes.
But time will also heal this problem. Eventually, you will acclimate to the
new signals that your body sends.
Hang in there!
Cheryl Bigelow