[kittykat]

Hi!

Finally I've decided enough is enough. I have been always overweight. I am 5'3 and 185 lbs right now. I did a lot of dieting and pills but it works for some months but somehow the weight that I LOST always finds me! probably on my adult life 160 lbs is the lowest weight I had.

I wanna lose weight mainly for health reasons and of course looking good. I have 2 young kids and noticed when I hit 192 few months ago I have trouble breathing and my legs are always cramping. I just turned 29 yrs old but because of being heavy some thought I am on my late 30's. It kills my little bit of self esteem left on me.

My friends are skinny people who never had problem with weight and my sisters ate like truck drivers but they are size 2! I actually feel bad! My own family even call me names for being overweight! I think I am an emotional eater thats what makes it twice hard. I see pics of heavy build people but they still look great. I look like a blob! No waist. Fat legs. Fat arms. Turkey Chin! Ughhh I hate myself seriously. One of my classmate that I havent seen for 15 years saw me and said "OHHH Wow! Look at you! If I just have money I will pay for your liposuction" and laughs. I laugh with her but I really was hurt inside.

I really dunno. I hate mirrors and dont like people taking photos with me or of me. My facebook account has photos of my kids! because I hate looking at pictures of me. I feel ugly and fat!

I dunno where to start or how should I do it! Any ideas that worked for you? I would really love to hear!

[NicMic]

Have you tried to get approved for lap band?

[DocSanae]

Welcome to the board, thank you for joining us.
((((HUGS))))) May your journey go well.

I have moved your thread to the Non-Ops forum, so you can look around and see those who've done well Non-Op.
Looking at your stats, I'm afraid you are not heavy enough to qualify for any type of weight loss surgery including lap band even with the recent advisory that the hurdle for lap band be lowered.

Whether you have surgery or not, successful weight control requires a lot of discipline, a huge life style change, and a lot of patience. There's no quick fix for it.
Good luck.

[dixieladybug]

Hi and welcome. Have you tried Weight Watchers? They have a wonderful new program. Check it out. I think it could help you.

[NicMic]

Yes, I agree that Weight Watchers is a good choice. My sister lost 60 pounds and has kept it off for over 6 years.

[kittykat]

How is this different from Jenny Craig/Nutrisystem?

Is Weight Loss covered by insurance?

Thanks for all the replies. I appreciate it!

[kittykat]

I just called my insurance they said Weight Loss is an exclusion on my insurance.
I was wondering if someone here has tried the weight watchers online and if they actually work. Thanks

[NicMic]

With weight watchers, you eat your own food but you count points. I lost 9 points my 2nd week on the program.

[yvonneiam]

Hi and welcome to our family!!My mom is doing WW online and they have so much information on there and different food options,it's a really neat site,sooo much stuff on there.Good luck with whatever you choose to do

((((hugs))))

[Tupper_Mom]

Figured I'd chime in on this one

Honestly...I came on here when I was researching getting weight loss surgery done. I wanted to know EVERYTHING I could...I wanted to make sure that my journey with weight loss surgery was as successful as it could be.

I read and read and read some more...then I was released from the program because in their opinion "I lacked the dedication to make weight loss surgery a success." It was a huge blow to me. (there's a LONG story behind that, and if you're really interested, I'll find the thread and link it here...but otherwise, I digress...) I got depressed, and stopped coming here, and put on another 20 lbs...but I already weighed so much I really didn't notice.

This past spring (it'll be a year ago May 4th) I had to go in for surgery to repair a hernia, so after that there was infection and a whole "thing" that went on with that. by the time August came after being in and out of hospital all spring/summer I was down 40 lbs. That for me was an epiphany...suddenly being 40 lbs lighter, able to very suddenly feel the difference, made me KNOW that there was no way I could go back to the way I was living. (or dying as the case may very well be...at my highest weight I was 265 lbs and only 5'5" tall) So I vowed to at the very least maintain what I'd lost, and lose more if I could. I was also given a referral to another surgeon who would gladly perform WLS on me...but it wouldn't be till sometime this spring. Both of these together were enough of a boost that I came back...and again, I read and read and read some more. I wanted to learn what I would need to know/do after surgery, and I did. I then made the conscious decision to apply as many of the "pouch rules" that I would be living after surgery, before surgery...my thought being if I make the rules "habit" now...shouldn't be as big a shock post op.

So here we are a year later...down some 90+ pounds, and only 40 left to go to goal. I don't promise it will be easy...but for me it worked. I focused on getting protiens first, veggies next, carbs only if there's room. I had gotten a post card from the first weight loss nutritionalist when I was going there that showed using common household objects what a serving actually is, before this, no word of a lie, I was 39 years old, with such a bad case of portion distortion, that I truly had NO CLUE how much I was supposed to be eating.

I now do three meals, with snacks, my "dinner plate" is now, when I'm home, a bread and butter plate...no longer the 10' big corelle dinner plate that held MUCH more than I needed...but I never sat down that I didn't fill that plate, eat it all, and often go back for seconds. Now, as much as my husband giggles about my tiny plate, I can fill that, eat it, and be satisfied...knowing that a snack is not so far off.

I know this is long and involved, and if you're still reading this far down, thank you. But long story short (yes...I know...too late! LOL) My surgery in May gave me a boot in the rear to get me going...but this place mixed with my own determination, and dedication has gotten me where I am now. One of my goals, when I reach goal, is to walk in to the first clinic, show them my before picture and let them know that I had the dedication to do it...without them.

Feel free to message if there's anything I can do to help, and welcome to RR...you'll be family here in no time!!