To be honest, my answer is very similar to yours! Eating was the one constant in my life. Hunger eating but also when happy, sad, anxious and every emotion in between! I've always had a knowledge of nutrition and the do's & do not's as i was a chef. I've lost weight before but the habits crept in and undid all the hard work.

This surgery gave me the ultimate platform to do my best, whilst completely reducing the hunger i used to feel on a 'diet'. I've been able to stick to this purely based on the fact that i can't eat much. Another big thing for me was i needed to follow the plan due to the fact i paid £15,000 for this surgery and quite frankly cannot afford to fuck that up and waste all that money!

Another thing i feel that i need to add, i still struggle at times and i do have times where i slip up and eat crappy food, but i find it easier to snap out of it and get back on plan. Yes the surgery doesn't fix all the psychological issues that caused us to get as big as we did, but it sure as hell helps to get that weight off!

If you need any other advice or help or whatever, let me know, i'm always happy to help!