Do you go to routine doctor appointments? I am sure someone has mentioned your weight issues. Sure, your numbers (pulse etc) are okay for now, but that will not last forever. Are you in therapy now?

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Anonymous wrote:Watch “My 600 pound life.” Then go on a diet. Workout out is not enough.

You probably need the help of a professional dietitian, or at least counseling, to address the underlying issues.

I've watched dozens of episodes of that show haha. If only that were enough to get me going.

It’s not enough. Get professional help.

Anonymous wrote:Watch “My 600 pound life.” Then go on a diet. Workout out is not enough.

You probably need the help of a professional dietitian, or at least counseling, to address the underlying issues.

I've watched dozens of episodes of that show haha. If only that were enough to get me going.

Watch “My 600 pound life.” Then go on a diet. Workout out is not enough.

You probably need the help of a professional dietitian, or at least counseling, to address the underlying issues.

Rather than scare you silly, I think you should look into bariatric surgery. It will be the best decision you ever make.

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Anonymous wrote:What purpose does being overweight serve you? What will happen if you don't lose weight? What is your ideal weight?

I don't understand the question. Being overweight serves no purpose. I just always have been fat. It feels like part of my identity. It sucks sometimes now, but not enough for me to put in the immense amount of mental and physical work that losing and maintaining weight takes. I don't know what will happen if I don't lose weight. That's what I'm afraid of.

For those of us who were obese from childhood on, it is part of our identity. But it takes time to lose a great deal of weight so the mind has time to catch up and adjust.

There are some positive and motivating things along the way you'll discover other than just getting smaller. They're called NSV's (non-scale victories.) I never realized some of the things I did to compensate for my size until I no longer had to do them.

I was morbidly obese for decades OP. I lost 150 pounds ten years ago and have maintained it but the damage was being done.

You don't want to live with terrible joint pain when you're my age. I would be so happy to help someone prevent that.

Also, at your young age you hopefully still have lots of collagen and elasticity to your skin. My skin just hangs off me and I think the older I get, the weight loss just makes me look haggard. I have aged very badly.

I also think the weight affected me in personal and professional relationships. Obesity is much more common now so hopefully there isn't the same type of discrimination that used to exist.

I wish you all the best OP, it's not easy.

Nothing will "scare" you straight. I lost weight by asking myself "am I hungry?" before eating. I often wasn't. It helped.

You are young but you won't always be and people tend to get heavier as they age if they are not careful. It is much more difficult to lose the weight later, and you could develop complications like bad knees, foot pain etc.. due to the constant strain. Plus when you lose weight now, your skin will rebound. Not so when you are older. Do it now! Trust me on this, as I have been there and done that and I wish you all the best.

Never hurts trying. Life is about showing up and trying, and hopefully feeling proud in the process. Since you already do some exercise it won't be too hard upping it. Do that. Next week up it a little more. Why not. You're young, it's possible. You don't have to lose 100. You could lose 40. And then when you get there, you can try to lose even more. try not to over think it. Good luck!

Anonymous wrote:What purpose does being overweight serve you? What will happen if you don't lose weight? What is your ideal weight?

I don't understand the question. Being overweight serves no purpose. I just always have been fat. It feels like part of my identity. It sucks sometimes now, but not enough for me to put in the immense amount of mental and physical work that losing and maintaining weight takes. I don't know what will happen if I don't lose weight. That's what I'm afraid of.

What purpose does being overweight serve you? What will happen if you don't lose weight? What is your ideal weight?

I was in your shoes three years ago. Now I'm 29. Two years ago I did physical therapy for knee issues. Now I'm having back problems that are associated with weight.

I thought I was fine too- active, yoga, everything. No conditions or elevated numbers. It can happen to you. Don't turn into me. I am trying to change.

Oh and I'm 5'7"

I have been obese probably since I was eight years old after a childhood trauma.

I'm female and I'm 26 years old. Right now I'm perfectly healthy numbers-wise, resting heartrate of 52, very active with workout classes twice a week and walk 4 miles 5-6 times a week. I can (very slowly) run/jog a 13 minute mile. Can't do a pushup though. I have a lot of mental health issues (obviously goes along with the weight) but physically day to day I feel fine and don't hate my body which is why I don't have any urgency to lose the weight. I also see myself as much less fat than I am.

I once got down to 195 on the horrific HCG diet in 2 months. Gained it all back in a year.

I need real talk on how long before being 100 pounds overweight is going to have grave health implications. Wondering if I need to look into weight loss surgery.