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Lmki85

I had type 2 Diabetes, high Cholesterol, High blood pressure , weight related Gerd and knee problems that prevented me from Doing much exercise. I had terrible self esteem /self confidence and was constantly depressed about my weight and body image.

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Kabeebabee

I was a large child but we'll proportioned so people didn't see me as fat, just healthy. After my second child that changed. I gained 85 pounds during my pregnancy and that was the beginning of my downward slide. I have tried every diet out there, weight watchers, Dr. Bernstein, Atkins and every possible fad diet available. Losing the weight was easy, gaining it all back was even easier, adding o...

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MBW0616

I have been overweight all of my life, as far back as I can remember. I can remember being 3 years old and this voice is still in my memory that said "How old are you?", my reply "3". "You are such a pretty little girl, but your just so fat". I have never forgotten those words and I was only 3. I never forget being teased by my family and kids at school. People looking at you strange and the...

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kellye71

Weight was a constant struggle for me starting in my early years, but it got worse as a teenager. Food was my coping mechanism and when things got tough, I ate to stuff down my feelings and anxiety. I ballooned up to 400 pounds in my 1st marriage due to abuse and generally being very unhappy - was very isolated and it was the only constant "friend" I had. I tried multiple diets and gimmicks but...

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YaVon

Spent too much time in kitchen cooking and eating. Days consumed with what to eat that was not fattening and unhealthy to no avail. Gained more weight the more I tried to lose weight. Emotionally depressing, sad and unhappy most of the time. Carrying weight was very painful!

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rustimart

Obsessed with food, would eat even when I was not hungry.

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thejensen4

12 years ago (4-22-2002) I weighed 452 lbs, - I now weigh 170 lbs.... so when I had the surgery I decided I could not go back - I have had some medical issues in the last 5 years mostly related to Mal-absorption but would do this again without a doubt

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Natalie E.

I would overeat even when I was not hungry. I always felt guilty when I ate.

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danny7995

I remember being chubby from an early age. I can remember the negative things kids would say at school. How they would pick at me and make fun of me. I can remember the adults and the way they would look at me as I got older. I started my journey at 527 lbs. And I have to say being that large can really hurt your self esteem or self image because people can be cruel and you are already having trou...

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Chris Mitchell

I have always been over weight, earliest I could remember that I was weighed was in the 8th grade (around 13), I was 270 lbs. I tried over and over through the years to lose weight. I succeed at times but gained it all back and more. My top weight was 397 in my yearly 20's.

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Connormommy

I felt trapped by food and was addicted to all the negative aspects that were associated with it. I was always searching to fill voids of emptiness within myself by filling my mouth. Stress wasn't my best friend but Ice Cream and fast food was. I searched for answers in various forms of diet and regulation, alternative processes and nothing seemed to work and then I found my answer at a se...

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Krystle G.

My weight is the one thing in my life that has always been out of control. A healthy weight is the one thing i have yet to achieve. I don't want to say I've failed, because I havent given up. It's definitely not easy for me, everything i've ever wanted I worked hard for and achieved in a fairly short amount of time...for example, ever since i can remember i have wanted to be a firefighter. the day...

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Tammi H.

As young as 16 I was taking diet pills loosing weight and looking good, only for it to last a short time. By age 18 I was 175 and devastated thinking I was to heavy for anyone to want me, it almost seemed true since I didn't do really any dating until I hooked up with my first living in BF. I was 22, and weighing over 200 lbs, tried to do the deal-a-meal for three to four months only to loose like...

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scotsguy03

I was always very overweight from birth and as I grew older my weight so much so that it began affecting my health. I tried all the diets available to me and if I lost half a stone, I put on two stone straight away, nothing simply worked for me so I resigned myself into believing that I was destined to stay this way forever. I can't say my diet was the healthiest because by far it wasn't but I did...

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cinchosis

As I am writing this I can't believe it has been just a year and I have lost almost 135 pounds! My before picture that you see is after my surgery at 245, but my highest weight before the surgery was a whopping 275 pounds! This was a lot of weight for someone that is barely 5'2. At 37, my age at the start of this journey, I had tried many diets, pills, trainers, and work-out regimens – all of whic...

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DoryAnne2

I began my first diet at 12 and at the age of 57 I had spent 45 years "dieting" my way up to 268 pounds (at 5'6"). Once I passed menopause, it was extremely difficult to get any weight off and reaching the point where I needed to lose at least 100 pounds, I realized I could never get it off on my own.

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Tampa Florida

Here's a link to my BEFORE & AFTER photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.108120612719499.1073741830.100005646817885&type=1&l=1a16e79bd8 (They are all Rated G) I'll write more about my battle with weight soon, but for now...I'm starting with the present. If you'd like to peek at my past, I did start a blog from before the surgery and wrote in it from time to time. I've been writin...

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Mandy1015

I would not have my picture taken and would try to hide my size with bigger clothes.I tried all kinds of diets and pills.

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Kim B.

I looked in the mirror one day and wondered who the sad person was looking back at me and then realized it was me. I weighed 401 on the scale and 250 in my head. I always pushed myself to not be a 400 pound person by trying to keep up with everyone around me, and I did it for many many years! It got to a point where I noticed I was slowing down, when making plans with others I noticed they star...

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daxsgirl

I am a recovering emotional eater. I grew up in a broken home, and started eating for comfort. That pattern has followed me as well as the weight.

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FinallyHealthy2013

I have been battling my weight since I was about 6 years old. By the time I was 8 I was obese and by high school morbidly obese. I was starting to grow into my weight and at about 14 I started feeling almost "normal" in my small town school. I gained a little weight when I got my license and began working in a restaurant and splurged on fried food all summer but then I was in a minor car accident ...

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Michael S.

I have been overweight for most of my life. I was chubby by the time I was eight years old, and from that time experienced painful comments from other kids, and overheard comments from adults around me. It affected my self image, making me feel like I was inferior to everyone around me. I tried every diet that came out, which gave temporal, limited success, but required more effort than th...

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Cat C

Books, Videos, Supplements, Weight loss programs, Food delivery, gym memberships and everything that was out there for someone seeking weight loss I had paid for and hoped would work. Much to my dismay my uncontrollable hunger and bad habits had me gaining all the weight I lost and then some. My health was very much compromised by the obesity along with being miserable. Made the choice to have ...

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finaly4me79

Seems like I have been waiting all my life for this change. When they came out with that show extreme make over plastic surgery, my spouse and I sent in a video this was way before I knew anything about gastric bypass surgery. Anyhow we were both over wight and he needed a new smile. I since then left him and lost over 100lbs. It is funny how one day you know you want to change and you try ever...

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Melissa M.

It has been a very long emotional,physical battle with my weight. I'm 32 years old and approx 320 lbs.. I have been overweight pretty much my entire life. I'm tired of being on antidepressants along with bp meds (which makes me even more sleepy) .. I'm tired of everything that comes with being overweight .. I want to be healthy play with my kids..go to the movies and not worrying about if I'm go...

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