My name is Melissa and I am 48 years old. I have struggled with my weight all my life but I have been able to keep it under control until i went through menopause. My life changed then. The next thing I knew I was over 250lbs. I had only been over 200lbs when i was pregnant with my son. I have learned alot about menopause and the one thing that I hear the most is about the weight gain and how hard it is to get it off.
I have tried every diet there is, every shot that you can get and have spent thousands of dollars just trying to stay under 200lbs. I was at my lowest and have given up and this is my last resort and I am suffering from depression and I have no intimacy in my life with my partner. I actually moved out because he deserves to be with someone that has confidence and is able to meet his needs. Maybe I am saying too much here but this is real for me and I don't want to be a super model or super skinny, I just want to feel like myself again. I want to not look in the mirror with absolute hate or feel disgusting. I usually am around 140-155lbs. So, I have never been this big and I hate myself more everyday. And i just don't want to feel that way anymore.
I am hoping that this group will help me with some of the mental things that are going on in my head so when I do lose the weight that I can be my best self. I am going to be a grandma for the first time in February and I want to enjoy that and not be this person that I am today.
I hope that there is someone out there that can relate to this or at least understand what I am saying.
Thank you for listening and reading a little bit about my story.
Melissa