I stumbled across this website and thought what the heck--its time to get a hold of this weight issue and find some support without the brutality of public weigh-ins and self recriminations over set backs and all the bad feelings that go along with making yourself vulnerable to a group or even another human being.
I had gastric bypass surgery 10 years ago. I weighed 320 lbs the morning of my surgery. Until December of last year I weighed a healthy, active 155 lbs. No regrets for the bypass, I had no horror stories, my only issue was slight anemia a few times and that was cured with iron supplements and a hysterectomy.
Last year I became severely depressed and had to be hospitalized twice in 7 weeks for the manic behaviors that accompanied the depression. Long story short--the medications have taken their toll on the weight gain. The meds themselves (Depakote and Remeron) are villians for weight gain, then tally in I wasn't working due to the depression, sitting on my rear end watching Law and Order reruns all winter. So now I have gained just under 40 lbs, and it is defintely affecting everything I do. My self confidence is slipping, self esteem, I feel so 'fat' again. Above all else it makes me sad. I need to to take control.
So thats it for a first post.