I am a 38 year old trying to get my life back. I suffer from many addictions and one of them is food. I have conquered the rest but this one is by far the worst for me. I have been battling this since I was a child. At 428 pounds I am now going to change something or die. For the last 4 months I have been trying to work with a weight specialist. Unfortunately what he has had me doing has caused me to be ill, lose my hair, fainting spells, and heart palpitations. So working with friends and a nutritionist/ personal trainer I am going about it in a different way. I have to change my relationship with food and learn to fuel my body not feed my emotions. All that being said it is hard to do it on your own and a buddy said this may be the place to find some support.