I'm a member of a lot of groups but some things seem more important than others and, right now, I need a "mentor" or "sponsor" or whatever it takes to help me train my mind about a subject I know very little about.  I have gained 50 lbs. in the last 4 years, going from size 6 to 16!  It didn't happen because I turned 30 or 40 like so many people try to tell me.  It didn't even start until May '03 when I got sick.  I was MISdiagnosed for 3 and a half yrs. as having fibromyalgia but I finally got a positive test result for Lyme disease, years too late.  I don't have the strength to work off the weight and I don't have my old metabolism anymore; I was lucky enough to have a great metabolism that kept me thin and fairly healthy until the age of 43.  It's been all downhill since then, or maybe I should say "uphill" when referring to my weight.

 I need willpower, I need to learn how to give up foods I loved and could always eat in the past, and I have to live with even more pain than usual if I try to do too much, such as exercise for 20 minutes or walk one block.  I know I'd feel better if I lost some of this weight but I need someone to tell me HOW to do that when I barely have the energy to walk upstairs!  Lyme disease, when diagnosed years too late, can easily destroy a person's body, mind, and soul.  I can see and feel the toll it has taken on me already so I'm afraid of what it will do to me in the next 5-10 years.   I NEED HELP.  Does anyone have advice or suggestions?  If you have never lived with chronic pain, I honestly don't know if you can understand what I'm dealing with.  Please don't suggest I try to cut down on the pain meds; they're the only thing that keep me from staying in bed all day and simply giving up on life. 

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