I’m overweight and I have always been since I was a child. I was a very active kid played sports year round and I was good not just a participation kid. But I’ve always been heavier which has always caused me shame. I had a golfing opportunity for college and I ended up tearing my ACL in high school and that is when I started gaining so much more weight. I had surgery and everything went downhill. I was in college doing physical therapy for 6 months just to get back to normal functioning. I ended up having some mental health issues and got put on some heavy medications that caused a lot of weight gain. I steadily gained weight as I tried different medications to stabilize my mental health. I continued to work out at least twice a week through college and graduate school but the weight kept coming. I ate decent not the healthiest but not a ton of food either. I quit drinking alcohol almost 9 years ago and didn’t lose weight. I’m 31 now and my knee has been giving me trouble. I met with the doctor today and he says I will need knee replacement surgery eventually but I’m still young so we want to hold off as long as possible. He also said I would have to lose weight before I could have the surgery which I know and believe me I’m trying. But with the pain from my knee walking is hard right now. We are trying cortisone shots right now to hopefully help with the pain so I can get back in the gym. My problem is these mental health medications the ones that work make me gain so much weight. I’ve gained 60 pounds since May because of the medications. I’ve been eating the healthiest I’ve ever eaten since I was in high school. I don’t drink sugary drinks or eat junk food but on occasion. I’ve had lab work done and everything is normal. I feel so defeated because I need to lose weight but I can’t walk because of the pain. I can’t come off my medications because I end up in the mental hospital without them. My insurance doesn’t cover weight loss medication and I’m embarrassed to go to the gym. I’m more determined than ever to lose the weight I want to go to the gym and I want to feel better. I don’t even know where to start. I just wish it was a little easier to lose weight and not so easy to gain it.
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