I've gained 34lbs since starting here, and am PROUD OF IT.

So very happy you are back on track to good health. :happy:

congratulations any weight change can be a challenge. Society tells us what we should look like and weigh. When there is a medical reason for it it can be even more of a challenge. I absolutely understand the frustration that comes from having to explain why you look the way you do or weigh what you do. When you are too skinny its because you are anorexic when you are too fat its because you eat all the time. so congratulations on your journey keep up the good work.

We are all striving to achieve the same thing, achieving the same goals... albeit to gain or lose, and that is to become fit and healthy. So happy that you have attained your goal. Congratulations on your success!

Wow! What a story! You are an amazing inspiration to show the strength of a human being in the face of any adversity and you are winning the fight! Congrats on your returning health and life! :flowerforyou:

Fantastic post! I really needed to hear this..Although my journey has been about weight loss, after losing 120 pounds and basically hitting a brick wall due to a genetic hip condition I knew nothing about. I keep telling myself, my goal is worth the struggles these past two years. This will all make me stronger. I have managed to keep all of the weight off minus about 10 pounds. I need to give myself some damn credit....my mind just won't let me!

I'm so happy for you that you persisted with the doctors! And you're story is a great example that weight management comes from both sides of the spectrum.

Thank God you were able to discover what your illness was and meet the challenge of restoring your body to a healthy state. God Bless you and guide you as you maintain a healthy life style.

Thank you for sharing... and if there is anything we can take away from your awesome story is that educating ourselves is the most important aspect of a healthy life...

I am very glad you shared your scary journey with the board. I have heard of celiac disease and work with a few children who have it, but it surprised me to read that in some cases there isn't severe abdominal pain. Sharing your story could help someone else who is having the same problem. Thank you.

I cannot being to imagine how diificult it was to stick with it and work so hard to find a diagnosis and solution for your unexplained weight loss. Your friends weren't very nice to drop you like that, but I imagine they were probably terrified, and sometimes young adults don't always know to stick with a friend when the going gets rough.

Congratulations on becoming healthy again. Your story is truly an inspiration!

Awesome testimony! So glad you are doing better! :flowerforyou:

You are a an inspiration. It is so easy for people who are on the other end of the spectrum to overlook what a struggle being underweight is for many. I, too, admittedly have said I would love to hear, "You are too skinny!" just ONCE in my life. Thank you for keeping my and other's "woe is me" attitude in check. I am thrilled that you are on the road to recovery and shared your story on here. Fitness and good health is for everyone, no matter where the starting point may be. Continued success to you.:flowerforyou:

fantastic story, thanks for sharing and congratulations, enjoy!

Congrats on your wonderful progress. Whether we are here to lose or gain, what we have in common is being healthier, and you've succeeded. Congrats again! :flowerforyou:

Thank you so much for sharing this. Stories like these really inspire me to keep pushing on on the days I feel like it's too hard; I'll think of you and all the brave, beautiful people like you and know that I have it in me to overcome anything. :flowerforyou:

WOW! I actually teared up reading your story. How horrifying it must have been for you, but you pushed on, and after your diagnosis, began doing the right things. Thank you so much for sharing. Congrats to you beautiful!!