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kimily1979

I have been big all my life. It was a constant emotional struggle and bad genetics that got me to where I am today. I had no co-morbid issues prior to WLS

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Krissy

I have put my husband on his own emotional rollercoasterride with my feeling sorry for myself and my bouts of crying. I am not the same person I used to be and I hate it.

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johncheek

I had struggled with my weight for all of my life. I ate when I was happy and ate more when I was sad.

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rob1013

I was an emotional eater, eating when I was anxious or unhappy prior to surgery. Like most emotional eaters, I ate knowing the consequence but the reality really never sunk in. Gaining weight just fueled the problem. I also ate out of bordem.

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Andy Lafferty

I ate anything I liked and always more than was enough.I was depressed alot and had given up on life.I was just waiting around to die.I've let my weight control my life and had no motivation to make myself a life. I dropped out of school at 16 never really cared about an education. Because school meant going outside and letting the world see me. Most jobs I did have were all unskilled ones.I hated...

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kelfury

Emotionally, the ups and downs of weight loss are draining. Your excited and happy when you lose the weight but then when it comes back it is depressing. It is like an endless cycle. It wears away at your confidence level.

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MSHAMO

I don't remember it, but I have been told that when I was five the babysitter put me on a diet. So, I guess that means that part of my problem is genetics because at 5 yrs old you don't go rumaging thru cupboards and the fridge to eat anything you chose.

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tka121473

I would eat when I was happy,sad,upset or bored. I loved to eat. All I would think about was food.

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Jean M.

I was 54 when I had my band surgery. I had struggled with my weight since I was 13. Tried every diet and medication known to man. My weight went up and down and finally just kept creeping up. When I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and knew I had to get serious about my weight. I lost 28 lbs on the Diabetic Exchange Diet but as soon as I went off it, I gained it back plus more. I was so dis...

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alihorn

I have no will power. i'm a diabetic and it's just impossible to control my diabetes I crave sweets and my health is getting bad. I need to stop or I'm going to die. So I hope that this will help me. I'm not afraid at all. I'm sort of excited about the surgery and know I can get thru this.

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dragonflier

I was a stress and boredom eater. I tried EVERY supervised and unsupervised diet out there. Every pill, powder and potion!

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Urawkmiflipflops

Being the fat one always played a role in everything I did. I wouldnt go to the beach or water parks, i felt ashamed when eating, i got picked on all throughout school. It deffinately scarred me.

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J. Cordero

A struggle, challenge at the least. I was restricted and never had an ounce of confidence.

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Jadyn

I was never overweight as a child. In fact I was malnourished. I suppose I am outside of the "norm" if there is such a thing. Instead of using food as comfort I would hoard it, unsure of when I would have it again. I didnt gain a significant amount of weight until I became pregnant, I gained 100 pounds in 9 months and that was the beginning of my journey with being fat.

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divalicious0007

i was not a heavy eater but a fast food junkie. always on the go and fast food was the answer for me. i also ate late and went to bed on a full stomach.i alwasy felt like the fat one and was constantly depressed

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suzette50

weight was going up and down for years, losing and gaining weight

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jdrsmommy

It's caused a great deal of unhappiness as well as depression. I have always felt so sad about my appearance and even more so when my children started making comments to me about it. I feel so bad that I am not able to do a lot of things that they ask because of my weight.

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phattypatti

OMG its been a battle ever since i can remember. Up and down like a yo yo.....Bariatric surgery i think is a wonderful thing and has saved many many lives.

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Julie Nolan

As a 'heavy' woman I felt helpless. I had tried so many diets and exercise programs and had never been able to follow through with them for one reason or another. I felt claustraphobic in my own body! Trapped! Exhausted!

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csauer

I was a sweets addict and struggled with eating for comfort and from boredom. I was quite immobile and got out of breath in one flight of stairs. I had terrible lower back problems. I would not fit in armchairs, which was sometimes embarrassing at restaurants. I felt ashamed of myself. I had no energy and felt depressed.

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Tiffani B.

I ate just to be eating with out really realizing it. i tried to do slim fast but it didn't work so i would cry and then eat. tried alot of different diet but nothing ever worked then i would cry and use food for the comfort.

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Angel74

With all the pains I had, I thought I was doomed if I did and doomed if I didn't. I was in constant pain, my joints, my back and knees. I never over ate. I did let everybody too busy and meals got skipped. I know if I am to succeed, I have to feed my body and give it the fuel it needs to help me do me.

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Airmorgana

I was an emotional eater. I would turn to food to make me feel better and it worsened the worse my marriage got.

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toughgirl126

I have been over weight since puberty. I have tried on and off for years to lose and control my weight. The last couple years before surgery I didnt try very hard though. I would tell myself I was going to diet but then I would put it off. Food was just to important to miss out on and I would tell myself I will start over tomorrow.

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lucia08

before bariatric surgery basicaly i would eat and drink what ever snack around. my favorite through highschool and college consisted of a soda, chips and a pack of m&m's alone or with family or friends. my battle began pre-menstrual i was a chubby kid with an absent father i had emotional issues and i had no cooking skills growing up. our family ate easily prepared processed food with a side of sa...

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