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Hi there,

This is just a quick little summary..
I was around 140 lbs for years, with really big boobs. When I got really sick with the IBS flare ups I had about 2 years ago, my weight rapidly dropped and I think I 'bottomed out' (haha) at about 120-125.
When I got stable, then I RAPIDLY gained weight. I went back up to about 150. I thought that it was because the D has stopped and my body was just crazy absorbing anything. Before that I was basically eating only rice, potatoes, small amounts of grilled white meat, etc...

I kept waiting for my weight to stabilise, and it never did.. just kept creeping up!

Now I am between 162-167 (changes every day!) and I hate, hate, hate it. When I was 140, I ate crap food and never exercised, ate right before I went to bed... Now I don't do any of that, and I don't understand!

Now I think maybe I am eating too few calories, but I feel so gross eating because I keep thinking my body won't stop ballooning up like this!

I am trying to exercise, but it feels like it gets harder the more weight I gain and I've been stood up TWICE by a trainer, my friends won't go with me... I am having a really hard time going to the gym, even though I have a membership.
I do have an elliptical at home, but lately I have been so demotivated and depressed and busy that I just haven't been doing it.
I need to lose between 15-30 lbs (15 is bare minimum) to get the breast reduction I have wanted since I was 15 and now I am afraid my body just won't do it!

So that's that! Hope that makes sense, I am desperate for help at this point.. thanks so much!
--Steph

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~~I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell-I know right now you can't tell~~Matchbox 20
IBS-D,pain.

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