My sister had a lap band done last spring and has lost over 40 pounds, but she has lots of probs with food not going down and only able to eat a few teaspoons of food at a time. However, she was prediabetic, her blood pressure was high, and she is the main breadwinner for a large family, so she opted for the lap band. Now she has thin stick legs and still is apple shaped. I think our basic shapes stay the same. However, she is doing well. I can't believe the sacrifice she made, though.

For me, I gained over 50 pounds with my last child and went on WW. The points system works well for me. I also had thyroid problems and am now on synthroid, so I've kind of evened out in that regard.

But the problem is I love to eat too much. So I guess lap band is out.

Good luck,

Struggling along, too

Your right we don't always see ourselves accurate. In my recovery we had to do body tracing. Both sides of people whether they saw themselves bigger then they were or smaller were suprised at what there body actually looked like.
I was thinking of all you at the grocery. Really it is amazing how many different junk foods there are. If you look at kids some look like teens and are 10.
Kebsa could you shop online and then annoying but return if have to? I still have shopping problems I mean even before the pain. It is super hard for me mentally. Now with the pain its like a marathon training.I bought my first swim suit this year since my recovery. It would of been easier to buy a car.So true about learning from example too. I come from a family of eating disorders and retraining my behaviors and focusing on what I need to do to be healthy is very hard. I think really there is no bad foods unless allergic. Everything in moderation. You should write a book kebsa about your journey with a disability and weight. Very inspiring and motivating that you can fight through struggles.