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Welcome! Feel free to share what brought you here. Warmly, Lori (Team Member) Hello,
, and , and welcome to the community! Let us know how we can help you. - Lori (Team Member) , and Welcome to the community! I'm glad you found us. Best wishes. - Lori (Team Member) Hi I'm Kimberly I've been overweight sense the age of 10. I went through puberty early 8 and 9 and I been gaining weight every sense. I'll lose a little then gain back a lot. I've have tried it all nothing seems to work. I now have lots of heath issues and that has hindered my weight loss as well. Back injuries, knee issues due to injuries, diabetes and now lung diease due to chronic arthritis. I've been told my immune system is shot and the root cause of my health issues after many years of being told I just wasn't doing the work to lose the weight. Now I'm on all these meds that really hurt my weight lost journey. I get depress and my anxiety gets the best of me from time to time. But I'll keep pushing till I can't any more.
Welcome to the community, Kimberly! (
) I am so glad you found us. You certainly look beautiful in your photo. Thanks for sharing it. It is always helpful when we can put a face to a name. Given that you have struggled since such a young age, did any of your doctors ever run hormone tests or do anything else to investigate the cause of your obesity? Has the doctor who manages your diabetes ever suggested medications that help with both blood sugar management and weight loss? It is maddening when doctors blame health issues on obesity rather than considering that other health conditions might have CAUSED obesity. My heart goes out to you. You deserve more respect and empathy, and you deserve treatment for your obesity as well as your other health conditions. It is super hard to lose weight when you are always in pain and when medications mess with your metabolism and emotions. Please so keep pushing and know we are here for you whenever you need us. Gentle hugs. - Lori (Team Member)
