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elderboots · 01-22-08, 01:13 AM

It has been a while since I have been on here, so here goes. I need all of the positive reinforcement I can get right now! Two years ago I weighed only 150. I ate right, exercised daily. Had a great job that most would kill for. It was hard work but it was good pay, and very rewarding. Three years on the job, and I hurt my back. I have had 4 back surgeries so far, my last being in October. That is why I have been gone for a while. When my last back surgery I was at 250, and flat on by back again. I am starting to bounce back from the last surgery, but now at 280. I have struggled with weight gain all of my life, and just two years ago I was finally happy. Then it all slipped away. Not being able to workout anymore, or run every morning, the pounds started to pile back on. I have no support, or any form of help. When I tell my spouse about it, I am usually told to stop crying about it. If you have never had to deal with weight you cannot begin to understand the HELL that people go through. My blood pressure has gone way up, and my health all the way around has deteriorated. I feel as if I am at the end of my rope, and not far from hanging myself with it. Day in and day out there is no one to talk to. I have to try to turn things around, but this time I am not sure if I can. I just need someone to be my friend. I need someone to understand. PLEASE HELP!

01-22-08, 01:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
elderboots ??? Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 25 Weight Statistics 01-21-08 Start Date: 280 lb Start Weight: 280 lb Current Weight: 150 lb Goal Weight: 11-12-08 Goal Date: Body Mass Index 41 BMI Start: 41 BMI Current: 18 BMI Goal:	Last Cry! It has been a while since I have been on here, so here goes. I need all of the positive reinforcement I can get right now! Two years ago I weighed only 150. I ate right, exercised daily. Had a great job that most would kill for. It was hard work but it was good pay, and very rewarding. Three years on the job, and I hurt my back. I have had 4 back surgeries so far, my last being in October. That is why I have been gone for a while. When my last back surgery I was at 250, and flat on by back again. I am starting to bounce back from the last surgery, but now at 280. I have struggled with weight gain all of my life, and just two years ago I was finally happy. Then it all slipped away. Not being able to workout anymore, or run every morning, the pounds started to pile back on. I have no support, or any form of help. When I tell my spouse about it, I am usually told to stop crying about it. If you have never had to deal with weight you cannot begin to understand the HELL that people go through. My blood pressure has gone way up, and my health all the way around has deteriorated. I feel as if I am at the end of my rope, and not far from hanging myself with it. Day in and day out there is no one to talk to. I have to try to turn things around, but this time I am not sure if I can. I just need someone to be my friend. I need someone to understand. PLEASE HELP!