I am 50 years old, 5'4" tall, and I weigh 289 pounds. I haven't always been this fat. I spent most of my life wishing I could lose 10 - 15 pounds, but I was still average weight. I got pregnant at 36 and at 9 months, I weighed a little over 200 pounds, which made me cry. Now I wish I weighed 200!
As it turned out, I was ill and didn't know it. I have been diagnosed with a host of illnesses, and take a handful of pills every morning and every night, including Prednisone which is known to cause weight gain. I have made huge lifestyle changes since getting disgnosed, but I just keep gaining weight and I'm losing faith.
Every time I see a new doctor they make assumptions that are not true - namely that I have Diabetes and I must overeat. Not only is it humiliating, it also means that they are not planning to look into the medical causes of my weight gain. I know something is wrong here, but I can't seem to get any help. I finally asked my doctor for help and she promised to send me to a nutritionist. Turns out, she referred me for gastric bypass!
How am I supposed to lose weight when I have all these other things wrong?
I gained a lot of weight when I started taking my heart medication. It makes so sleepy. Its hard to be motivated to do anything.