prettyw8machine
I've been struggling with my weight since my early teens. Of course, I went on diets as a teenager, dropped a few pounds over summer, looked good on the first day of school, by the end of the year my clothes were too tight again. As I got older I started smoking to keep my weight down, which worked for a while, until I finally decided to quit for good. My diet of "diet pepsi and Marlboros" had fooled my body into thinking I didn't need food. As soon as I started eating normal portions of food, the weight packed on. My boyfriend suggested I start hitting the gym with him. He also suggested I eat a bit more to make up for the calories I was burning, so that I would gain muscle and burn fat. We did it wrong. I continued to gain. I went from 185 (wearing a size 14) up to 240 (wearing an 18 and feeling like crap about it) in just under three years.
I have been going to the gym 2-5 times a week (inconsistent, I know) since June 2007. I have done Atkins, the Zone, Slim Fast, Weight Watchers, I saw a nutritionist (who suggested I eat 1800 calories per day - I gained 22 pounds that year) and last year I tried Alli. I can't eat super fatty foods anyway since I had my gallbladder out in 2005, so I never got any of the "aversion therapy" that Alli provides. I also didn't lose any weight.
I'm here because I'm fed up. My family is all morbidly obese, but most of them are not doing anything much to help themselves. They don't think I should have the surgery.
My boyfriend says if my weight gets up to a certain threshold we can talk about the surgery. I told him I'm at 233 right now, and that was after I lost 7 pounds (over 4 months) with Weight Watchers. He was not pleased, but says we can't afford the surgery. I say that I can afford it. I almost have enough money right now, I just don't want to leave myself with NO savings... so I'm looking into having the lap band in Mexico.
I look forward to talking to anyone here who has been in a similar situation as me.
