What has being really overweight done to you health? ?

[Chocqueen99]

Just that really what has obesity done to you & your health & if you have lost weight how much better do you feel?? Sorry if wrong place but the weight one seemed about diets.

Al88 ah that's interesting. My neuro didn't know how they are linked! I don't actually get headaches from it. The only symptom I've had is a whooshing sound in one ear. It was diagnosed because I wear glasses and my optician saw the swelling of the optic discs at an eye test.

I've alway been a size 10 to 12 and about 9 stone (I'm 5'2") but gave up smoking 2 years ago and have piled on something in the region of 5 stone too scared to weigh myself I don't eat any more than I ever have but am assuming smoking sped up my metabolism so now I need to eat less, easier said than done as I only eat 2 meals a day and don't snack at all so apart from portion size and exercise I don't have much scope. I have knee and hip pain, blood pressure was raised at my last smear only time I go near a doctors surgery, excessive sweating and can't bend down without winding myself. I hate it, am a size 22 now and still gaining I think, I'm miserable and the more miserable I feel the less able I seem to be to do anything about it.

Fern, I'm 5.1" and about 15 st 7 I feel your pain! Trying to lose it but it is really hard

I am very fat but don't let it stop me (over 15 stone at 5' 6"). I do 6 exercise classes a week and can keep up with others in the class. I do 2 Zumba, 2 powerhoop and 2 body pump classes.