It’s all in our heads

I’ve lost 80lbs, and then gained 68lbs back in about 1.5yrs. I was watching my 600lb life and the MD on the show said something that truly resonated with me. He told the weightloss surgery candidate that he needed counseling to get to the true root cause of his emotional eating. This time around, I plan on getting counseling along with diet and exercise... but counseling and diet being my main focus. I have to find a counselor this week. A few days ago I started on MFP, and I’m doing so far so good... but this time I need my thoughts to change more importantly than the scale.
Has anyone else ever felt this way?
Thoughts?
I’m also looking for friends ... new to MFP