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taylork25

I have been through just about every type of diet out there. I continue to get larger and larger. I have always been self-conscious about my weight and appearance. I hate to stand out in a crowd and want to do nothing but blend. I know that I have very low self-esteem because of my weight. The larger I get, the more depressed I become.

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cinlu

I had been overweight my whole life. I even was an aerobic instructor and personal trainer at the highest weight of 220 lbs. while teaching. NOTHING was working. I came to admit/realize my metabolism was shot and I needed extra help. I tried every diet in the book growing up and nothing worked. Well, I could lose about 25 lbs. but that would be about it. I was also an emotional eater. I have ...

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BigS_061

My behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery was bleak. I was depressed but I hide it well from others. I cried alot behind closed doors. No energy, I didn't want to do anything just work and go home. Boring!!

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That_816_Princess

GAIN...loose...GAIN....loose...GAIN GAIN GAIN..loose...GAIN...grrr frustrating...no dont look at me i am fat...you can not find that roll sexy...ewwww....your crazy...yes all that in my head.

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lbriscoe4

I have always struggled with weight control. Before surgery, I was at my all time heaviest weight of 430 lbs!

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Carly25

I started doing modeling and acting when I was 3 years old. The pressure to be thin started almost immediately. I was successful in show business until I started getting heavier around age 11. My "baby fat" never faded, just became chubbiness. I tried every diet out there but would cheat every time i would sleep over at a friends house or when my mom wasn't around to monitor everything i ate. When...

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Gloria P.

I tried everything possible to lose weight, ever diet, exercise plan, etc. But nothing worked, I had become discouraged and didn't want to try anything. I had accepted that I would continue to gain weight until it killed me.

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Jenci S.

I went through my teens trying every diet imaginable. Nothing worked, and by the time I reached my late 20's I realized I was an anti-diet person. I was at a point where I said no to everything. I said there was no diet that would work for the rest of my life, so why try. Also, I didn't think I had the willpower to "diet", I was a closet eater. If no one was looking, I would stuff my face!

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mrsbrucewayne

When I was young I was very thin. I would get in trouble everyday for not finishing my food. I would get called E-Boney instead of Ebony. As an adult I started to gain weight and loved my curves. I gained more and more self esteem with every pound. It wasn't until A few years ago when I was diagnosed with diabetes at 275 lbs I started trying to loose weight. The more I tried the more I gained unti...

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Kim S.

Family history of extreme obesity-I ate large portions and was hungry all the time-not really an emotional eater. I just love food!

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dianadicesare9

I struggled almost every day of my life. i was always deeply unhappy inside knowing i shouldnt be obese. but had no way to fight it any longer.

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enzati

I have been a "bigger" girl my whole life. Even though I was fairly fit in middle/high school, I was always bigger than the other girls and teased. One boy I liked even said "she has a nice face....but the body? no." It got worse when I got to college and stopped doing any type of exercise, then even worse when my mother passed away my senior year. I stuffed my face constantly out of loneliness, ...

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happyhilda

I was depressed alot, and did'nt want to go out into the public any more than I had to. I was tired all the time and anything I did was a big efford. It took so much energy out of me. My feet and ankles would swell regularly. I had a hard time putting my socks and shoes on. And last But not the least was I have sleep Apnea and require a CPAP machine to sleep with.

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Watson

I have been overweight most of my life. The weight started to come on around the age of 8 years old or so. It got to the point that my weight go out of hand. One thing that caused my weight gain is that I have an underactive thyroid. I still have an underactive thyroid to this day. It got to the point my weight got to it highest at 565 pounds. I did see a doctor and a dietitian and my weight start...

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Wunderama

I suppose I'm like most people here. I've tried every diet. I lose and gain back. But after having my children weight loss was near to impossible. And as the weight crept on me it became harder and harder for me to try to exercise even a little bit. My knees are bad. My back hurts and I can't breathe. When I first read about Carnie Wilson I felt betrayed somehow. I was always trying to de...

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ROGER COTE

I AM 58 YEARS OLD . I FIGURED OUT ROUGHLY BEFORE I DECIDED TO HAVE BARIATRIC SURGERY I LOST ABOUT 700 LBS. GOING BACK TO MY TEENS . THE PROBLEM IS I GAINSD BACK OVER 700 LBS . EMOTINALLY THIS WAS GETTING DEVASTING .

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bikerchickk

I did not like being overweight, but I was pretty happy overall. I don't know that I had an emotional battle going on.

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MaggieDee

Before WLS I was quite depressed about my weight. It was completely beyond my control and I felt like a total failure. I, like most, tried every diet, safe and not so safe, but to no avail. I could lose weight, but I could gain it back, plus some, much quicker.

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smokeybonefan

I was always hungry and drank lots of pop. I no longer drink pop and anything carbonated. I am changing my whole life style after the surgery. I am looking on the bright side of my new life.

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Mountain Mama

I've been an emotional eater ever since my mom died 20 years ago. I found comfort in food and tried Atkins, WW, South Beach, etc. and would lose 10 pounds and gain back 20.

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claddaugh75

I was always smiley with friends and family but when I was alone with people close to me I was miserable. I tried to paint the "big happy jolly person" picture but I hated having to do that. And the more I struggled with my weight to more depressed and withdrawn I would become until it got to the point I hated leaving the house and felt just useless in everything love, career, and in my family.

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Rita Lucero

Growing up I was 'society pretty' and one I gained weight, I became invisible. Ate myself into obesity and trying every insane diet gimmick there was. I'd even do 500 calorie a day diets including being in a testimonial page for a local nutrition company for a weight loss pill that helps me drop 45 pounds. That pill often made me so sick. I gained that right back and more. I suppressed my hardship...

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Shawnlynn

I have been a yoyo dieter for about 25 years and although there have been times I have lost a good amount of weight I have never been able to keep it off.

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Luvitsunny

I am a self-diagnosed carboholic. I lived in a vicious cycle of eating to feel better, then despising myself for losing control and feeling guilty over my failure. To feel better....I ate again and started the cycle all over again. My cycles snowballed and I was tired of the ups and down of not only the weight but my emotional/psychological state.

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annette1957

I have struggled with being overweight as long as I can remember. I think the problem really began when I was laid up in bed at the age of 8 after being hit by a car when I was riding my bycycle. This was a "hit and run" accident which was never resolved. It was during this year while I was laid up that I developed a real close relationship with food. Because I was bored. I remember Mom making me ...

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