Young newbie here

ibtiamat

Are there any young people like me on here? I am 20 years old.

I am from the Great Plains area, place of the naturally obese I like to think! My family always had trouble with weight since, well, about the 1800s from the looks of the photos I have seen.
I am of Polish, Scottish, Irish, Mexican, and Cherokee (Native American) descent and all those people have a tendency to gain a lot of fat, have arthritis because of weight gain of fat, and also type 2 diabetes. I am luckily not diabetic, but I have a hard time with my sugar intake, I think I consume way too much, I am about 45 pounds overweight and it is taking its toll despite my young age. I am no stereotypical young person. I am suffering from fatigue, arthritis, and fat-itus. :laugh: I am also not at all active.

I was once in shape before. Middle school...lol. My 8th grade and 9th grade years were the BEST. I was at the peek of health weighing 120 lb, muscle toned arms and legs, didn't seem to crave sugar all that much, less depressed and anxious, overall felt great!
I very much miss that feeling!