TMnewlife
I guess my story is alot like many of the others on this site. I have been overweight most of my life and always on one diet or another. As a child it caused me to be shy, withdrawn, fearful and sad...I always felt that I related better and felt more comfortable around grown-ups because they were not as mean and hurtful as children my own age.
As a teenager I had very few friends and I would always try to be the funny one so that people would like me. When I was in High school I became very ill and as a result I lost alot of weight and suddenly people started to notice me as if I had just been wallpaper all of those years that I had gone to school with those same kids. (Probably explains why I'm such a dog lover today---that unconditional love can't be beat. LOL) It wasn't long though before the weight came back on. I got married not too long out of high school and after awhile I had two babies and the weight has been downhill from there every since. I am now in my 40's and have so many major health problems that I know if I can't get my weight under control that I am going to die prematurely. This is my last hope... to get rid of the weight, the diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, high cholesterol, and maybe even help with the depression. This is it.... and I'm scared to death that like all of the other things I've tried it may not work. I don't know what will happen to me if I fail it this too. 
