IP has been life changing for me in so many ways. I honestly never thought I'd be on my way to being skinny and a "normal weight" ever again.
I'm afraid though that the 16 years I've been overweight I've harmed myself. I found out last month at the age of 37 I have early onset macular degeneration, ultimately I will lose the sight in the center of my eyes and will only be able to see on my periphreals. We are still in the testing phase to figure out which type I have and such and that can determine so much. My grandma has this so it is genetic but, I found out after doing some research that obesity can increase the risk as well as high cholesterol. High cholesterol runs on my mom's side but, I'm sure I didn't help with my previous eatting habits. Currently there is nothing I can do to change anything that has already been done, I think this helps me from worrying too much about it. At the same time, though genetics have played a huge role, I can't deny that I probably helped this along with being overweight. There are worse things in life than me ultimately losing my vision at least I have some kind of time to wrap my head around it and to take steps to help me when it does happen. I'm totally game for learning braille in fact, I don't read often at all but, I can't imagine never "reading" again.
What has being overweight cost you? Health? Money? Jobs? Relationship? Love to hear from others.