[_Lisa_]

I've been overweight ever since I was a child. I was a 9lbs baby when I was born-and I'm not the only overweight person in my family. Both of my parents are overweight, as well as my sister, my living grandmother (as well as my deceased grandmother), both of my dad's brothers & his sister, and my mom's sister & brother. I never knew either of my grandfathers but I have seen pictures-and yes, they were both overweight. My immediate family (Mom, Dad, & sister) have alway advocated healthy meals and snack options to choose from. Since diabetes, cancer, & heart disease run in my family we have always taken good care of what we eat as well as we have a membership at the YMCA that we regularly attend (no longer together, mostly on our own now that my sister & I have grown up). Both my mother & I have seen numerous doctors & dieticians but nothing has really been successful. I am still considered medically obese & my only option to lose the weight is surgery. My dietician has given me tips to help stay the weight I am but like all of the other dieticians that I've seen (& that have seen my long medical history) will admit, I've got no hope.

And I definitely don't agree that being fat is always the person's fault. It isn't a fair statement to make when there are always exceptions.