Has anyone successfully beaten food addiction alone?

[SlimToNone]

Without the help of Dr's etc...

I have lost 80lbs because I paid for a gastric sleeve privately but my head is still the same as pre op.

I just eat shit, but much smaller amounts of shit.

My food is comfort to me and also just habit. It's like compulsory to just open the cupboard and eat shit.

Has anyone found a way to beat it?

Are there books or something?
I'm scared to death of regaining the weight but it's really not as simple as just 'stopping'.

It really feels like an addiction and right now I eat what I can, which isn't much, but I don't want to stretch my stomach out and be back to square 1.

I know this is the reason that therapy should be had BEFORE surgery but I was really on the edge of risking my life. Diabetes. Thyroid issues. Mobility issues. Sleep apnea.

All gone now. So I don't regret it but I need to make the mental changes now.

@LookUnderTheLargeMilk thank you.

Check out Corinne Crabtree, her work on helping people overcome their food and eating problems to lose weight for good is amazing and she has helped literally hundreds of women of all ages lose weight. She has a free course too if you want to find out more and are on a budget: www.phit-n-phat.com/#signup

That sounded very salesy but I've used her system to lose weight (lifelong struggler here) and it really does work.

I've recently listened to some podcasts by Lauren Gayfer (You are nourished), she is a nutrition who also works on mindset. Some thought provoking stuff in there has had me re-evaluating my relationship with food. No food is off limits and Lauren encourages you to care for your body and to introduce mindfulness to your eating.

You could get CBT on the nhs, doesn't matter that the op was private.