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I have more desire to lose weight than I can express. Yet, some of my disability keeps me from doing things that can help me shed that weight. I want to go on a supplement, but all of them require exercise.. I can't exercise because of my Dystonia. I get so angry because I KNOW all the right things to do, but I can't do them! How do you deal with the war going on in your head over weight issues?

What are the side effects of Wellbutrin?

I'm not even sure if weight loss surgery is the best way to deal with my weight problems. I just keep gaining weight no matter what i'm doing. I am on c-pap machine to help me breath and any excursion and i'm unable to breath. All i can do to be comfortable is to lay still. I feel hopeless.

I am 16 years out from a roux en y bypass. I have gained a hundred pounds back, but still am 95 pounds less than my starting point. I have always had issues surgery wise, as I still have a hole where my incision was and it only recently stopped leaking. I also have a hernia on my incision line. I'm a mess. I would like to have my hernia fixed and a revision done at the same time. Anyone been in this boat?

Hello,

I suffer from Hyperthyroidism (Graves Disease) and Anemia. I've also been diagnosed with a few mental illnesses about a year and a half ago and have been taking Citalopram and Lamotrigine for those issues. I've noticed a significant amount of weight gain during the first six months of taking these medications. I had thought it was because of the medications that I was gaining but decided to do a little test and got off of them. I had gone to the gym, ate a plant-based diet and nothing… read more

Can someone explain how they work?

My husband says I had it even when we were dating 11 yrs ago. But i didn't notice until I gained 100+ lbs. Now I have lost 36lbs and it seems like its even bigger. It doesnt hurt when squish or press on it. But it makes wearing a bra a pain in the ***. Should I be concerned? Or is it just extra tissue??

Well been here for a while reading and posting on occasion. But never really read anyone who is similar to our living issues.

We are on disability which as many know means u live (survive) under the poverty line (under since u dont even make the base poverty line income). We live in a monthly basis of being food deprived so eating one meal a day is very much the norm. It isnt health but it becomes the only option. We depend on local food pantries for supply of fresh veg once a month and… read more