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Foxygrannyjeannie

As long as I can remember, I always had a love affair with food. My main addiction was to sugar. Although I had an addiction to food, I didn't develope a weight problem until the age of 25. I gained 50 Lbs. in six months and have battled weight ever since. I would diet and exercise to loose and to gain it back plus...I was so unhappy with my looks. This was always my main reason for wanting to...

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Melanie L.

I was a 433lb 17yo teen. I had vbg. Lost to 270's, I felt tiny . Have gained and had rny to stop vomiting and aide wt loss. It was a total failure. I have been on every diet known to man.I have never been a normal weight. Life has been hell for me. I have been very frustrated with the constant failure.

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Debbie D.

My wieght control battle was a losing one. I started life with a congenital hip displasia, which made my first year spent in and out of traction, pillow splints and a body cast for months. I was a late walker as a result. My childhood was chubby. At puberty my weight shot up to 210 and hovered at that weight until I got pregnant at age 24. The first week of pregnancy I gained 40 lbs! I gaine...

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Rachell H.

I have battled my weight for the past 10 years, trying every diet and diet aide known. Sure, I would have results, but none that were perm. When I learned that I was eligible for gastric bypass, I knew I had nothing to lose. Being overweight, I had unexplained infertility. I am 30 years old and want a family in the worst way. Since my surgery, my cycles are back to normal and we hope to be tryi...

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ilostit06

I have always been overweight. From the time I started feeding myself. My behavior has been a battle but only within myself and not to others. People always saw me as "the girl with the beautiful face". I have never been so tired of hearing that sentence. But I understand their reasons for saying it. I was good around others, I didnt like to eat around people because I always thought that others w...

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MATTHEW B.

IT SEEMED LIKE I WAS ALWAYS ON A DIET. AFTER A LONG AMOUNT OF TIME OF DEALING WITH BEING OBESE, I JUST GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I DIDN'T CARE WHAT I LOOKED LIKE. I WAS ALWAYS DEPRESSED, AND ALWAYS FELT LIKE THE UGLY DUCKLING WHEN I WAS OUT WITH MY FRIENDS. I TRIED TO BE ACTIVE, BUT I JUST COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH EVERYBODY ELSE.

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dapowers57

I have battled my weight since I left high school. It has been a downhill battle since.I have successfully lost weight on several weight loss plans, my problem is maintaining those weights. And each time I lose and gain it back I gain more to go along with it! As for the emotional aspects, the hardest part is how my husband looks at me and treats me. I know that he still loves me but I feel that h...

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Steven H.

I have tried just about every diet that has come along to find they all work to a degree but you have to stay on them forever..I started back in junior high with "Metracal", a most awful chocolate tasting crap, I usually dumped it down the toilet, I'd rather go hungry than drink that garbage! I have tried Adkins diets, Nutri-system, low fat diets, Acupuncture, hypnosis, etc. etc. So to me this was...

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Jeannie (Olivia) E.

I spent years trying to lose the weight with different diets only to regain it all back. The last years I have had some pain and surgery on my right knee. The weight was making it impossibe to even walk very far without the pain. I sent the last years never leaving the house much except for work, I spent a lot of time on my computer. I had only on line friends. I'e lived in this town since a...

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sjgirl12

I tried all the diets there is to try. I lost a few pounds here and there and then it came back, with a few extra.

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Lorrie S.

I fought the losing battle with my weight for most of my life. I would start out well with a new program, trip and mess up and then comdemn myself by blowing it royally. No matter how hard I tried, I always felt like a failure and a loser. I could never keep the weight off and that just proved what a failure I was. There were times I lost large amounts of weight, once reaching 148 pounds (lost...

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D F.

Destructive behaviors. Overeating and throwing up not to lose weight but to make room for more. I felt ashamed and physically repulsive.

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rosegarden B.

I have tried so many diets. Some would work but I always gained the weight back and more. This has been a constant battle most of my lift. The older I got the worse it got.

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Suzanne M.

I have been battling with my weight since the age of 10. I would lose weight ,but put it all back on plus more. It is so frustating and depressing to lose and gain over and over again. I keept blaming myself for not having the willpower to keep the weight of. I really felt like a failure. Why can i not control the amount of food i eat? Its never been what i eat it's more of how much i eat. I would...

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melissaparish

Food became such a big factor for us. Eating out was a big social event and it seemed everything revolved around meals. Besides just filling the void with boredome or stress eating.

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bridgettekearns

I have been overweight my whole life, I have endured years of torture with regard to my weight. In school the teasing by other children was brutal and was the begining of a lifetime of low self esteem. After school was over I stupidly thought the ridicule was over only to find out nothing was any different with adults who should have known better. I tried every diet available with only short live...

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rcvarney

Diets never worked being obese. I tried them all. It was when I reached 514 lbs with more health issues all the time that my family doctor finally asked me to look into weight loss surgery. I researched it for months learning all I could about the surgeon, the hospital, and the procedure. I chose open RNY because I felt more comfortable knowing the surgeon could see what he was doing better. ...

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KristieD

I would always yo yo diet. One min i would be eating as good as could be the next min id be shoveling junk food down my throat. When i was stressed out i ran to food to comfort me. When i was upset i would run to food to support me, food was my friend it wouldnt hurt me or let me down. It was always in reach when needed

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Tonya B.

I have been battling my weight for as long as I can remember. It has gotten to a point where it is taking over my life. No matter how hard I try to lose weight, I am never successful in keeping it off. I always feel guilty and get mad at myself when I don't succeed in losing weight. It has become a major problem with my self esteem.

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Kathy T.

I didn't have an eating disorder, but in retrospect, I just ate too much for my small body and could not lose weight. When I would try to 'diet', I'd do well for a few months, plateau and then stop dieting.

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kb0lqx

I struggled with my weight since the age of 10. My weight yo-yo'd for many years then seemed to peak at 260. By then I was having health problems mentally and physically at the age of 31. I just wanted to be healthy. I knew I had to do something.

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Pat R.

For thirty years I was a prisoner of fat. It regulated my life, forcing me to constantly be unhappy with myself. I did every type of diet imaginable, and rode the emotional roller coaster that comes with success and failure. I yoyoed so many times, I am surprised I didn't have string trailing behind me! Last year I retired from teaching after 29 years, and I attribute my failing health to 50% ...

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calvoso

Like most everybody else I have tried every diet there is at one time or another in my life and failed miserably at all of them. I'd loose some weight and gain it all back and more when I quit the diet. I'm tired of being a quiter. I need the finality that this surgery offers. I need to know that for the rest of my life I must learn how to eat right. I I know that this isn't the answer to eve...

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ronascott

I was always "chubby" or "pleasingly plump" but never really FAT until after my children were born. I always wore nice clothes and fixed my hair and make up being careful not to be a "fat slob". I never hated myself because of my weight as much as I was simply embarrassed by my behavior. I would buy junk food and eat it before I got home so my husband and kids wouldn't know I'd eaten so much. ...

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tinky471

I was on an uphill battle and losing (or shall I say NOT losing) fast. I consulted bariatric surgery because my weight is now becoming a health problem. Otherwise, I'm considered a BBW by all who matter.

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