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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
When I was a kid, I tended to be thin and underweight. I was also very shy, sensitive, and timid in most situations. The term "diet" was not even on my radar. Ever since I was 13 years old I have been basically "hyper-thyroid". In fact My doctor wanted me to put ON about 10 pounds during my teens! The concept of diet and exercise for weight control was foreign to me. Over the years after my teens I worked very hard to build up my own self-esteem, gradually becoming much more confident.My weight at that time was around 140 pounds. I'm 5'7". I was at my ideal weight. I occasionally went over that, maybe 5 pounds, but I could lose it easily. Then everything changed in 1986. To make a long story short, I began experiencing a lot of health...

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