Carrotstick
I have been a slow gainer since about 11 years old. I am able to gain and lose about 40 pounds on my own with a lot of work, but then my starvation instincts kick in and I am just not able to defeat them through willpower alone. I was a skinny kid and currently am a happy adult with a full life, good career, and good health. I am aware, however, that health problems may loom down the line, and I feel like being overweight gets in the way of me doing things I would like to do.
Doctors don;t seem to be very knowledgeable about weight loss...I work out almost every day and do not eat terribly, but for me to lose weight I need to eat extremely little, far less than a normal person. I have accepted the unfairness of this, and hope that weight loss surgery can help me to achieve this without the sense that I am starving/dying.
I'm really very excited that this may be a positive solution, and anxious to learn more.
