Replies to '06/08 Deadly Eating'

I am a 39 year old female who has been overweight since birth.  Back in 2001 I had gastric bypass surgery in hopes of losing weight and getting healthy, I was 340 pounds.  At first I did lose weight but currently I am back up to 302 pounds.  What happened wasn't laziness but emotional traumas that were not dealt with, I didn't know how.  I would and still do eat for comfort.  Food is an addiction like alcohol and drugs, I have a disease.  I come from a family of addicts, alcohol, drugs, etc....  Food makes me feel good so I eat.  Sometimes I eat, and then go, "what just happened?', I didn't have control to stop, didn't even know that I ate what I did until it was too late.  Yes, this is "sad", but it happens.  I live in a small city that unfortuneately does not have a program for Overeaters Anonymous, but if their was I would be there.  I have been on every diet known to man and they work for a while, I'm committed to them but then things go wrong and I gain back the weight.  It makes me angry when people like you ASSUME that obese people are NOT doing anything to improve their situation or habits.  You have no idea what it is like to have this dabilitating disease and have no one understand.  I don't want pity but I need help as do others with this disease.  Have a little compassion for your fellow man and be a friend to help instead of judge and jury.  I wish I could meet someone like you on the Dr. Phil show so I could help you understand what we people go through in our daily life.