I'm morbidly obese. I originally started getting fat at about age 10 (coincidentally, I also was on my first psych meds at that age, but I don't know how much that played into it), and got to about 170 lbs. by age 20. Then I dropped all the excess weight and bounced around 100-110 lbs. At age 24, I started gaining again. I do believe the medications I'm on contribute to that, but I'm also positive it has to do mostly with my sugar addiction and eating habits. My parents started me on the sugar path, but I am the only one who can stop it. I have recently been eating a lot of blueberries (I know, fruit has sugar, but I'm looking at healthier eating), but I still have a long way to go to get into healthier eating.

Diets, lifestyles, whatever you want to call them, are confusing as hell. Book after book, program after program. It's overwhelming. I just read in a book (about panic attacks) that you should consume the liquid in canned vegetables, because that's where most of the vitamins are (to be fair, this book was published in 1995 or 96), but Dr. Oz (I'm NOT a fan!) says there are carcinogens in the liquid, so you want to get rid of it.

Dr. Oz. And the Doctors. All these supplements. Who can figure it all out? Dr. Oz also believes in Reiki (energy healing) and I'm not convinced. Eat this, eat that. Take this supplement, but not that one. It's so overwhelming, that I just say, "Screw it!" and give up. I know something that would work for me, but the problem is, I'm not just fixing meals for myself. I'm not going to go into long details, but I hate cooking, and wish I could take care of my own eating and not have to cook for someone else. My boyfriend wants meals with several items (like meat, some veggies, some pasts, or whatever), and I hate having to cook multiple items and then wash multiple pans and dishes. I don't care what anyone thinks of my attitude, the fact is, I hate cooking and would rather just make simple meals (like heated-up frozen veggies, maybe some soup, a sandwich, or whatever I feel that's easy to make). That's what I would stick to.

And exercise. I need LOTS of that. I can't even get up if I fall down.

People who have never been fat don't get it. Not all of us got fat on our own; sometimes we were started down that path when we were very young. That's not to say we had bad parents, but we had parents who made some significant mistakes. Your body craves things, and it's hard to change. We NEED to, but making fun and criticizing us isn't helping.