Patty, sounds like you are in a lot of pain. Boy, I can relate to that. I am here to tell you that it can be done. For two years I had been depressed about my weight gain and the inability to stop gaining. I have lost 15 lbs in one month on the Atkins plan where nothing else worked. Exercise is not negotiable...I do it because I want to live and it keeps the blues at bay. I got some ways to go but I am really learning to love myself again, and being fit is really where it's at, even if I don't meet my weight loss goals.

Please read the book or go to the Atkins sight and get as much data as you can. Also, this is a terrific support group here, and there's a lot of power in "we."

Your post really touched my heart. Welcome and Carb Off!