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I 31 year old just had surgery and not able to work for all the cuts..  I want to go doctor that treat people that overweight.   i am 400 and dont health insurance need money to help to paid for the new  treatment that out there.

I find that I made the biggest mistake of my life by not joining the Air Force after highschool when I was accepted. But now I see the major impact it has caused in my life. I made a mistake  of getting pregnant but my son I dont regret. My biggest mistake apparently was marrying the father of my child. Now it seems that I am more useless married than I was when I was single. When I was single at least I could have had a job in the military and feel like I was doing something to contribute to humanity. now i am married, have no job and feel completely useless. My husband is in the military because he cant hold a civilian job for anything.  I am so depressed being at home with the kid. I am used to working and then coming home to have fun with the kid. I am way overweight for even the coast guard. everything I cant do  is driving me crazy. So, crazy I feel like bashing my head into the wall until I cant any more. All of the jobs that I have wanted to do I cant do because I am way overweight and it makes me feel so ugly and that I have to settle for crappy low paying jobs despite my previous experiences. I dont know what to do. Im so down about this and my husband's deployment doesnt help .

This may seem like a selfish request although it's a matter of my health.  I have gained 90 pounds or the last several years and I can't shed the weight no matter what I try to do.  I have no idea if this has any thing to do with being peri-menopausal or not.  Ten years ago I was fit as a fiddle and worked out everyday even teaching a man's step class at the local gym.  I went through some depression and feel that this may have something to do with it.  I think about this everyday and keep telling myself not to eat so much, eat better things, work out...but I can't get motivated.  Perhaps if I started seeing some results I would feel motivated to keep going.  My work doesn't allow me much time to cook so I grab whatever I can get.  The problem is that I have chronic back pain, me knees ache all the time and my appearance!! well we won't even go there.  I wear the same clothes week after week cause nothing else fits and can't stand to look at myself.

I have been reading about the lap band system and it sounds perfect to me.  I work a minimum wage job so I can't afford it and oh yes I am 50 years old.  If anyone would be interested in helping me financially get this or any doctors who would be willing to do this free of charge to prevent further complications with my health such as cardo disease or diabetes I would be most appreciative.  Thank you for listening.

I have seen a few posts about lapband surgery and I am always the first to try and find an alternative method to a radical medical procedure. While it may sometimes be necessary, sometimes there are alternatives that may prove helpful in lieu of surgery. Being fat, I know how difficult it is to lose weight, especially when we hae so much food around us and so many choices!And it all tastes so damn good! Who didn't love their easter dinner tonight and couldn't wait to dig into the kids easter baskets when they went to bed? I know I did! But we know this isn't good for us and we all knowmost of us eat when we are not hungry. When I am stressed, the first thing I reach for is CHOCOLATE!!! SO hwo do we cope with this screwed up bahavior?  

Well, The Learning Channel has a new series on Sunday nights @ 9pm EST called "I Can Make You Thin" it is a innovative series with Paul McKenna. Paul teaches people to rethink their eating habits with miraculous results. While I am skeptical about EVERYTHING, I think this guy may be on to something. This is NOT a diet - it changes your whole way of thinking about food. He discussed emotional eating this week and next week discusses cravings. He also gives you the tools and techniques to deal with these issues. I am including the links to both TLC and Paul's website for your information.

As always - PLEASE CONSULT A DOCTOR before starting!

Hi. My name is Jenniffer. I am 33 years old with a 24 year old husband who is disabled.  We are living on his Social Security Disability payments which are $626 per month. It just barely pays the bills. I have been overweight all of my life and need help. I have tried every diet, every weight loss solution short of liposuction and serious surgery but have not been able to lose weight. When I was a child, my mother put me on a very strict diet of veggies and water. No sugar of any kind, no carbs except what was natural. I followed it very strictly and gained almost 25 pounds within 2 months. Now, I am extremely overweight. 316 pounds is not normal or healthy for a woman who is only 5ft 3in tall. I have asthma, gout, hypertension, insulin resistance, and depression mostly caused by the weight problem. I am afraid I am going to die before I can have children. I also have problems with fertility. I have a fear of having a heart attack within the next year and that is not cool. I am not asking for anything extravagant like a face lift. I am only asking for someone to help me lose weight with either lap band surgery or a gastric bypass. Either one would work, I hope. If anyone out there could help me with this, I would be forever grateful. I can't work because of my husband being on disability but I would gladly trade my skills ( computer skills, phone skills, appointment setting, typing, etc.) for help. I don't know what else to do. Please, someone help me.