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In reply to the discussion: Newly Approved Drug Heralded As 'Game Changer' In The Growing National Obesity Crisis [View all]Marrah_Goodman
(1,586 posts)I was adopted by a very health conscious family. Had to play sports and eat right. We never ate out at fast food places, etc. I still became over weight by about 3rd grade. After that I tried every diet in the book and always lost some weight but then gained it right back plus some. Fast forward to age 33 when I found my birth family. All were obese and my birth mom had recently had bariatic surgery. It was like a lightbulb going off in my head.
I had surgery when I was 49. It was the very best gift I ever gave myself. For the first time in my life I was not hungry. I am down 1/3 of my former size and I feel wonderful. I can walk normally again. I can get out in the yard and mow, garden, plant things. No more type 2 diabetes or HBP also.
If there is something that can help people from getting to the size I was, that is fantastic.