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[font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=3]My Dad always called me Lumpy when I was a kid. I was just 'short for my weight'. I binged ate out of my misery, then starved myself to hurt myself. I was a real unhappy kid and those habits carried me through my life. When I met my husband in 1978 I had actually got myself down to 121lbs, unfortunately that was through using prescribed amphetamines for weight loss and I wasn't living a very healthy lifestyle. My husband was vegetarian and into fitness so I actually stayed that weight until I developed post natal depression and then later on the depression took hold of me and between the medication and my moods food and exercise became of little meaning to me. It wasn't until my son said to me that he was concerned I would become diabetic that I looked at myself and my weight and wanted to do something about it, if not for me but for my son. There was an advertisement in our local paper for a talk at the local hospital by Dr Andrew Ramsay about 'Lap Banding'. I thought I would give it a go. I had the support of my family and a wonderful doctor and haven't looked back. I have lost 66lb in 4 years and kept it off. I need/want to lose another 22lb to reach goal. I've had a few hiccups along the way but still slowly losing. I've been diagnosed with an under-active thyroid recently which probably hasn't helped get the weight off as quickly. All good![/size][/font]