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i’m 21 years old and i weigh 14 stone Is it worth me having an gastric balloon inserted
I’m very self conscious and i feel incredibly uncomfortable in a gym (sounds stupid i no). i lake motivation because i’ll become very negative (even though i’ll start of pretty positive) about losing weight and give up. i feel like i just need a kick start then all i have to do is maintain it which will be easier because i’ll be less self conscious and not scared to go gym, and losing the weight will make me more active in general.
BUT not sure if its a good idea.
open to other options please help
and please don’t suggest jogging i hate the thought of people seeing me sweaty and tired its embarrassing not for everyone but like i said very self conscious

Im 17,5′6 and 305 pounds, ive tried exercising and eatting healthier but i have no support in that from my family wich ends me up in depression and stop doing it, ive tried to again recently end i cant breath in about 5 minutes of exercising so i decided to either do lipo, i discussed it with my mother but she says to risky and wants me to either do a Gastric Bypass or Gastric Balloon. Honestly i can barely walk, wich is why i wanted to do this so i can lose weight and start anew in my life. I actually dont eat much at all for how much i weigh, i just have major lack of exercise. But reading peoples story and the risk im concerned and afraid i wont be able to me “normal” again, as in, eating wise,having kids, ect ect. Now im questioning should i or not. can i be “normal” again.

Since being ill with both Gastric flu, then tonsillitis and now in agony from having my braces tightened, I seem to have lost quite a fair bit of weight. Only problem is,it’s gone from my boobs and bum the most which I’m so very annoyed by. I think it may have only affected the band size but even still.Is there a way I can put on weight in a safe,not going to make me balloon kind of way which will go to those two areas mostly.
Also, included is a picture of my body. Would I now be deemed”skinny”.
http://tinypic.com/r/2irvyma/7
Much thanks.

Hi guys,

So it started at 9pm, its now 3.52am.

The pain first off started around my tummy area, it was kind off all over. Some around my belly button, some above, some below. It was hard to tell, its extremely painful.
Its not a bug, as i feel totally fine other than the pain.

So now the pains back, its right under my ribs. And spreads up my back and sends shooting pain up my neck, the pain feels like a balloon us under my ribs, very achey. Constant. Ive tried drinking warm water, not working. As ive realised its not a Gastric pain, well i dont think it is anyway.

It hurts so much, i can sleep as its so bad. I have tried taking painkillers which havent worked.

I’m also very jittery. Would it be a good idea to do to the hospital or something. Help.

Thanks Lorna xx

I have a BMI of 29, almost 30. Clearly, this isn’t high enough to qualify for the gastric bypass procedure. I’m desperate for any other options. I’d give anything to get the lapband, and I will even do the gastric balloon. I’m willing to do anything at this point. Does anyone know of doctors or procedures that could help me.

No diet or pill recommendations please. I’m willing to bet I’ve tried it ALL and I have an empty bank account to prove it. It all fails. I need a permanent fix that I can’t give up on, and that will work fast enough for me to realize I should stay that way.

Please help. I’m desperate.

Im now on a day 5 water fasting diet and barely lost a pound. Since giving birth I cannot seem to lose weight, I have had a gastric balloon, slimming pill, daily personal trainer plus three times a week gym, slimming world (weight gain), weight watchers (weight gain), herbalife, diet chef and I am heavier than what i was just after birth. I am in a permanent stage of ketosis and weak from not eating I shout and scream at my two year old at the stress of not losing weight. I know if i was to go to a doctor they probably would not believe me and my life is worthless. I was 8 stone before pregnancy now over 14 stone, people look shocked who have not seen me in a few years and my relationship broke up as a result. I have never gone out since giving birth as I don’t want to be seen outside and feel so unattractive now. My tongue is constantly white and coated but I am not losing weight and I would dream of trying weight watchers and actually eating as I know it would just cause weight gain. I have done the equilent fasting plan to lighter life and also barely lost, what is going on, how come I could stay slim and eat for 32 years and after giving birth can barely lose a pound. This is just an existance and it is not fair having a child growing up with a fat parent.

i started out at 180 lbs, and im now 27 weeks and weigh 223 lbs.

first off.dont yell at me, i am dumber than a child with how to eat

back story.my whole life, i was raised on mcdonalds, wendys and burger king, literally everyday. as a child i was so active, i was always stick skinny. once i hit puberty, i ballooned. i have struggled with my weight my whole life. my dad is a dr, and he works all the time, and my mom is stay at home, so she was the one who fed me and my brother. she was skinny at one point too. but she had gastric bypass, so you know she was my influence. i never ate veggies, and im 22 yrs old and havent even tried half the fruits out there. my mom is a very loving mom, too much so that she gave me what i wanted, donuts for breakfast, and burger king for lunch and dinner
so i did help myself when i was in high school and realized i weighed 217. im 5′4. i did weight watchers and counted my points, did it all on my own, no attending meetings since i didnt really have the money, and i got down to 158 lbs. i was so happy. . but my diet was high in fat, because thats all i like, half of it was fast food, because thats all i know. basically i ate barely anything, and my points added up fast every day. but i lost the weight in 8months, so i thought, oh well it worked.

well once i went off it, i got to 170. so i had a little diet to help me stabilize: eat junk one day, and starve the next. not healthy but since i hate fruits and veggies, i did it, and it worked, of course not healthy. well then i found out i was preg, and my fiance and i decided to hide it from my parents until after our florida vacation with them, because i’m only 22, and just graduated college.

on vacation, i ate the way i did a year ago, i splurged a lot, especially since i was stressed about being pregnant. at my first dr appt, i weighed 185, so technically they consider that my starting weight.

throughout my pregnancy i am having a hard time as it is. off my anti depressants, and eating fast food all day every day, parents planning a quick wedding for us in a month, fiance passing trucking school, but not the driving test so he is jobless, and unable to re take it for a month, again. he is basically my emotional support, unable to leave me alone because i cry everyday. we are also trying to move out, which i have a deposit on an apt, but wont be able to afford it soon with me working part time, i make good money, but only part time, so i have to rely on my mom saying.dont worry ill help u.thats not helpful, relying on my parents for help.

basicaly i am beyond stresed and have no idea how to diet, and in a family where no one knows how to diet, even my fiance, he is mexican and lives off burritos, which i hate, i cant get down tomatoes or any fruits. i can get down some fruits if blended in a smoothie. i like chicken, any kind, and potato, any kind. and meat and shrimp, and of course my fast food.

what can i do. i cant hurt my baby. but how do i eat while pregant. what are the calories and fat and fiber per day that i should be eating. i dont have money for nutritionist, and parents only know their ways of junk eating.

what did all you ladies eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner while preg.
how many calories, and fat grams, and fiber should i be eating while preg.
i need exact details, mom is willing to shop for me, but doesnt really know how to help me, but she will buy food for me.

im so clueless that its 11am, and i am sitting here not eating until i can find something to eat healthy while preg as a diet. i know i can do it, ive done it before, i am determined, but so clueless. please dont yell at me, i wasn’t raised with anything besides fast food, and i want to keep my baby healthy starting today. so please give me a daily meal planner, and i will follow it.i i love all chicken and potato, hate hate lettuce and tomato, but i can eat fruit with a blender and get it down if need be.

thank you for reading this. please help.

I am considering getting the gastric balloon surgery done but i want to make sure i am making the right decision i am very motivated in getting it done but i would like some advice on it and information i should be conserned about . How much do i have to weight to be approved for it. how much does it cost in Houston tx. Any doctors hospitals that do that surgery yall recomend me. hows the results.

ps. thank you so much i appreciate yalls information i am ready to get this done and start a new life my weight is my main thing in me that bothers me i know i will have to excersise and eat right and healthy i know all that but i would like to help me out more

On my third at first unable to keep anything down today managed half a slim fast shake but had stomach cramp. Anyone out there a little further along with the procedure .how is it for you

i lost 2 and half stone recently ,my bmi is now less than 27 but i feel really fat still and i’m still a size 12/14 (uk),it may not seem a lot but i’m only 5.2 height so i look super fat.I have tried weight Watchers,slim live,lighter life,the cambridge diet,i spend money on a nutritionist that gave me fist a 1400 a day diet and them a 1100 cal a day diet,i always stop losing weight 2 or 3 months after,i’m still only eating 1200 to1400 a day and i exercise and nothing.
So i toughed maybe i can have a gastric balloon fitted ,the procedure is £2500 in cyprus (where my family lives) and i’m hoping it will be worth it.As anyone had it.