MY WEIGHT GAIN STORY

I am curvy and so wish I had enjoyed my curves as much as the boys did when I was younger. Although I had always wanted to be thinner, in retrospect I didn't have a real weight problem until about 7 years ago. I was 35 at the time and living in Vietnam. I was gradually getting over a passionate but dysfunctional relationship and the wounds were still raw. My wonderful grandmother had also recently died. I just started putting on lots of weight, I exercised like crazy, somewhat improved my eating, but still, continued to put on weight. I left Vietnam a year later, very overweight and depressed. Quitting smoking a few months later added more weight, as did the antidepressants. Visits to several Drs found nothing significantly wrong. Counsellors suggested that it was psychological - 'a protective layer', my body's response to sexual abuse. Seven years and one child later I am obese and unfit. I again visited the Dr (a new one). A series of tests showed 'fatty liver' and suspected PCOS - which in turn indicates insulin resistance. My Dr has put me on a low carb protein diet. I have lost about 5kgs and over the next 12 weeks will see if this approach is going to finally work for me. Fingers crossed.