I am 25yr old, 5'4" and 240lb, I am a stay at home mother of 4 children ages 9mo-5yrs, and my two year old boy was born with congenital heart defects.
I have tried everything to get the weight off, I have only been overweight since giving birth to my oldest in Oct of 2003, I ballooned up to 283lb within months of having her and then every time I got pregnant after that I loose a lot of weight, the most I lost was with my second and I lost 65lb with her, I always deliver much lighter than I was when I got pregnant but gain the weight back within weeks of delivery. I just had my last baby in May 08 and delivered her at 219lb and then got back up to 255lb and can get down to 230lb but avarage around 240lb. I have tried all types of diet pills, weird diets like only boiled chicken and oranges, I watch what I eat and how much I eat every day, I excersise at least 5-6 days a week but it is hard since my husband works all day and I have all the kids to watch and my son and baby take a little extra work than my other two do. I have talked with my ins company and they refuse to pay for any WLS, gastric bypass, banding, stapling, or co-obeseties, even if I got a note from a dr that said I would die without the surgery they still refuse to pay a single cent!
I need help, big time!!! I ordered a new work out program and am going to start that as soon as I get it and I am adjusting my diet even more but I know I will still need a lot of help, my mother and some aunts had to have help loosing weight and those in my family who have not gotten the surgery struggle with obesity every day, being obese runs in my family, it must with so many of us this way.
Please if you know anyone willing to help me, let me know, I just want to be healthy, I'm not wanting this to be skinny or look Hot again, I know my body will never be the same hot little body I once had but I'm not expecting that I just want to be healthy and be around for many, many more years!
thanks for listening
Carman
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Carman you so deserve to look hot again. It is so easy to put weight on and it seems like forever to get it off. If you have LA fitness where you live they offer babysitting why you work out. If not try to call other places to see if they offer baby sitting at their work out. The best thing is to try and watch calore intake. But like the Board said ask the Doctors maybe they can help with more answers. Don't give up and do it one day at a time.
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Sheilah
CARMAN AFTER HAVING MY TWO KIDS BACK TO BACK I GAINED ABOUT 100 LBS IN LESS THEN 8 MONTHS I NOTICED OTHER CHANGES IN BODY. HAIR GROWTH IN PLACES I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAIR AND SEX DRIVE WENT WAY DOWN. FINALLY WENT TO DOCTOR AND THE SAID I HAD PCOS (POLYCICTICOVARIANSYNDOM)HOPE I SPELLED THIS CORRECTLY. THEY PUT ME ON A MED CALLED MEDIFORIUM IT WORKED FOR AWHILE, BUT THING HAVE STOPPED. SO I AM GOING TO GO SEE ANOTHER DOCTOR AND NOT TELL HIM NOTHING AND SEE IF HE COMES UP WITH SAME DIAGNOSIS.
Look up PCOS....Polycistic Ovarian Syndrome...I was just recently diagnosed with this and have struggled for 15 years frustrated with doctors that just wouldn't listen to me. The assumption is that if you are fat it must be your own fault. I too did really good while i was pregnant but would balloon out of control afterwards. It takes me so much effort just to lose a couple pounds. I exercise regularly but you would never believe it to look at me. In fact I love working out but I have given up losing weight and can only really maintain. The symptoms get more and more as you get older. If you can't lose at least try to maintain for now. I have lost hundreds of pounds over the years only to gain them back. I gained 50 lbs from nov-march for pretty much no reason other than i cut my workouts back to about 3 times a week. Hang in there and check your family history. You might find something there too.
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