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Created on : Friday, July 01, 2005, 12:33:24 pm
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Obesity is a medical disorder that can be treated, but sometimes society doesn't look upon the obese with compassion. Find support and understanding here as you or those you love cope with obesity.

 
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February 11, 2008, 9:29 am PST

I feel alone and scared

I feel terribly alone.  I am extremely overweight.  I wasn't always this way.  Over the course of 2-3 years I've put on over 100 pounds.  I really honestly don't know how I've gained this weight.  I eat as healthy as I can and I'm no couch potato.  I am depressed due to the marriage I'm in.  There are extreme money issues also. I'd love to have gastric-bypass surgery, but I cannot evenafford to go to the doctor.  Since I've been married for 15 years I've been to the doctor 4 times.  I need to loose this weight because I no-longer feel good about anything.  I cringe when I have to go out in public and I will literaly have severe panic attacks in stores due to the whispers and snickers I get.  Please anyone out there who feels the way I do or just has some advice I'd love to hear from you.   
 
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February 17, 2008, 5:52 pm PST

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Yes i did it. I lost 40 pounds and am very proud of it.But i have always been binging since i was 4 years old to cope with things.I would eat 24 doughnuts in a row at one time. Although i am not that bad anymore i STILL binge just about every other day. Is there anyone out there who can help me get a handle on this problem.You will be my hero
 
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February 18, 2008, 9:40 pm PST

Help me save my lfe

This is my first time posting on a message board.  I am scared. Well, my name is Jodi and I am 31 and morbidly obese.  I am happily married with 3 kids, a son that's 6 and twin girls that are 2 years old.  I went to the doctor last week and weighed in at 298pounds. Before I had my son, I was always able to conrol my weight.  After I had him, I was diagnosed with GravesDisease and ever since then, it's just been an explosion of weight gain.  I had radioactive iodine therapy done to destroy my thyroid and I take medicine every day to replace those hormones.  I am so scared,because my doctor asked me if I wanted to live to see my kids graduate.  He also said I am looking at a major coronary event in my forties.  I am so so so scared and I feel so very alone in this weight loss battle.  I know I can do it,  I just need help and a strong suppot system where people can support me and help me.  Please help me. 

 
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February 24, 2008, 1:42 pm PST

I feel better

I am about 100 lbs overweight.  I just started reading the Dr Phil book and am hopeful that this is the one that will help me do what I need to do.  I was talking to my 12 yr old granddaughter the other day and what she said made me think as well as surprised the heck out of me!  She said, "Grammie, how come people look at people with Anorexia and feel sorry for them, but when they look at someone who is very over weight, they laugh or make fun of them?"  My heavens!  I was sooo surprised to hear her say that!  She is not overweight herself and she is very active.  The thing is, I couldn't answer her!

 

Gives me hope that someone understands ... 

 

I need to excited about myself and I need to change my ways,

 

Fran

 

 
 
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February 24, 2008, 2:59 pm PST

My son is overweight and depressed

Well, he is overweight and I believe he is depressed. He does nothing
to lose weight. He won't just get out and walk. He is the youngest in
the family and has always been treated as if he were older than he is.
Also, there is a LOT of mental illness in our family. Is there anyway
to motivate him? Or, should I get him to deal with his depression
first. He is 22 so it will be a  matter of talking him into it.
 
 
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February 24, 2008, 7:26 pm PST

i need help

Hi my name is Tegan and im 16 years old turning 17 in April, and i have had a problem with my weight ever since i was a kid i was always heavier than most. I weight 90kg and for my age i know its not health. i try to lose weight but it just doesnt work i cant seem to stick to a diet for more than a week if that.

Im at the stage where i dont wanna hang out with ny friends im self conciouse about my appearance and i feel everyone is judging me.

please some one help me

I want to live my teenage years the way im suppost to not hidden away in my room

 
 
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February 25, 2008, 2:02 pm PST

Help your child

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I'm 41 year old, Married I have 1 child a 6 year old daughter, I weigh over 300 lbs. And my daughter weighs over 100 lbs. I used to have an night mares when she was a infant that she would be crying wanting a Hershey bar I had in my hand and I would say no, no, no, baby I cant give it to you I don't want you to be fat like mommy, I would not give her cakes, cookies, nothing sweet or fattening then she went in for her 2 yr check up the Dr told me she was under weight I thought to my self "OH MY GOSH I AM DEPRIVING MY DAUGHTER BE CAUSE OF MY FEARS" I had mixed emotions so I started letting her have the cookies and cakes then she started sneaking in the refrigerator and I caught her sticking her hand in the butter and eating it plain, then the mayo, and peanut butter she had learned how to disable the alarm on the refrigerator I'm so worried about her I don't know if she is still sneaking in the refrigerator but I do know she claims she is hungry all the time I wish there was a way I could get her to understand but how can I do that when I don't understand and I do the same thing well, I don't stick my hand in the butter ha but I do over eat, I thought I did not have a problem till now. I have tried and it is just to hard I try walking my feet hurt so bad I cant stand it  I know some of it is the heal spur I am getting so stressed there are other things in my life and with it all it makes me crazy my mind don't work rite no more it has got to the point I am wondering if I am getting Alzheimer  I just cant function I know I should go to the DR but I cant afford it when I wake up in the morning I cant hardly move my bones and muscles hurt so bad I am the biggest I have ever been I have known energy I cant even clean my house I am in pain all the time I don't want my daughter to go threw this I am so scared and afraid it is to late for me but how can I help my daughter? Well, that is were I am now.
Please take your child to a doctor and a therapist. You said your child is always hungry and is sneaking food. That is not normal behavior for a child. Please get some help.!
 
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February 27, 2008, 4:29 pm PST

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my name is kim i am 42 years old, i am a recovering addict, i am five feet four inches tall and weigh over 350 pounds, im not sure how much because the scale at the drs wont go any further. i am an incest survivor and although i have faced many of my issues through the recovery process, food is my first "drug of choice" so to speak. i hurt all over , i have lost jobs, quit jobs because i cant sit or stand for very long. i feel hopeless on many days but i havent given up. i go to school and i want to help other young women who have suffered the trauma of sexual abuse.but i cant help anyone when i cant help myself.i just keep going pushing past the pain. my sponsor suggested i try to reach out for help , people who will understand me, this is the beginning of my path, it took 35 years to get here so i know there is no quick fix. i am afraid of losing my best friend=food, it has become my worst enemy, just like the drugs it quit working and turned on me a long time ago, i am terrified of letting go of this sick relationship i have with food. thats is for today
 
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February 29, 2008, 2:30 pm PST

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March 1, 2008, 5:01 pm PST

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my name is kim i am 42 years old, i am a recovering addict, i am five feet four inches tall and weigh over 350 pounds, im not sure how much because the scale at the drs wont go any further. i am an incest survivor and although i have faced many of my issues through the recovery process, food is my first "drug of choice" so to speak. i hurt all over , i have lost jobs, quit jobs because i cant sit or stand for very long. i feel hopeless on many days but i havent given up. i go to school and i want to help other young women who have suffered the trauma of sexual abuse.but i cant help anyone when i cant help myself.i just keep going pushing past the pain. my sponsor suggested i try to reach out for help , people who will understand me, this is the beginning of my path, it took 35 years to get here so i know there is no quick fix. i am afraid of losing my best friend=food, it has become my worst enemy, just like the drugs it quit working and turned on me a long time ago, i am terrified of letting go of this sick relationship i have with food. thats is for today
Hello, I am 36, also a surviver of incest.  I too have a desire to self medicate with food, until I am stuffed!  Every time.  It works, and I feel protected in some way, kind of like a warm blanket of pressure in the inside of me. 

I too am 300 pounds.  It has affected my entire life. My kids lives, my marriage. 

I am in need of the lap-band surgery to save my life.  I will soon die of massive complications.  I know my stress will go else where, however, I am currently under regular visits with my counselor. 
 
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