Guest guest Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Hi all, I'm new to the group and would like to introduce myself. I have yo-yo'd between unhealthy diets and compulsive eating for 30 years. Each time my weight would creep higher until I ended up over 300 lbs. In 2006, in desperation I elected to have lapband surgery, which is a tool that makes it easier to diet. I lost over 100 lbs and the weight loss stopped, despite stricter diet/exercise routines. It's been a long and painful battle and I want to stop the fight so I've turned to IE. Daily living with the lapband has been awful. I have had the saline withdrawn from my lapband (the lapband works by putting increasing amounts of saline in a silicone band that tightens around the upper stomach to create a " pouch " ). I can eat normal amounts of foods, so that I can ingest the nutrients needed to feel full. However, I'm terrified! I'm slowly adapting to the IE guidelines but it's been challenging. I fear that having a body/brain that is tuned to be morbidly obese (>100 lbs overweight) is too powerful a force for IE to work. I'm trying to accept myself at my current weight of 200 lbs but I do not ever want to weigh more than that again. I am grateful this group exists and that there is so much kindness expressed by everyone. Marg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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