This is the first time I have ever tried using a support structure for my weight loss. I am 44 years old and I am considered morbidly obese. I am 6' tall and weight 375lbs. I fluctuate up to 385lbs and then back down into the 370's. I have been having a lot of shortness of breath lately. I've gone through a lot of tests such as bloodwork, pulmonary function test, ekg, echocardiogram and the 6 min walk stress test with echo. So far they are all fine. The soonest I could get an appt with a Pulmonologist was March 4. I have a lot of anxiety having to wait that long. I am very scared and depressed. Now my shortness of breath is even when I'm sitting doing nothing and that's what scares me the most. I have a very fat stomach and I am hoping that it's just my weight squishing my diaphram. But from what I am told obesity doesn't usually cause shortness of breath at rest.
I have tried losing weight in the past, but I always put the weight back on and more. I am really bad with food. I was never overweight as a child or a teenager. It started slowly in my mid 20's. It wasn't until I was in my early 30's that I gained the most weight. Now I have trouble fitting in cars and chairs. The most embarrassing thing that has happened to me was when I went back to college and I couldn't fit in the tiny chairs with the desk attached they had in the classroom. I had to walk around and find a regular chair to sit in every class. I don't even go out in public much anymore. I've come to the realization that I need help. But I don't know where to start.