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Paul Gene Nelson GandyI have fought my weight my entire life. I started my very first diet when I was only in the 3rd grade. From the time I was an adult at 18 until I had my surgery at 31 there was not a single Monday morning in the 13 years that I did not start a new or recommit to my current diet. That was 676 failed attempts to lose my weight and be thin! Over the 13 years I did manage to lose 50+ pounds about 5 times, yet gained it back plus more each time. I tried everything from Atkins, working out, low-calorie, low-fat, Jenny Craig, Quick Weight Loss Centers, The Hollywood Diet. I even tried the Dolly Parton diet (don’t ask) and then graduated to over-the-counter and eventually prescription medication. Nothing seemed to work long term for me despite my deepest efforts. |
During my 20’s I managed to stay around 180 pounds, swearing that I would never cross the 200 mark. Then between my 29th and 30th birthday I gained 50 more pounds and which began several years of maintaining my weight in the 230’s. Despite having always been an extremely extraverted person, I had quit socializing with people and isolated myself out of shame for the next two years. I would just come home sit on the couch, watch TV, and eat. That was it, that was my life. Sincerely, Paul Gene Nelson Gandy |
