The end of my tether

After many years of trying pretty much every diet out there (sound familiar?) I finally reached the end of my tether towards the end of 2007. From weight watchers and the Atkins diet to Sure Slim - with very few exceptions you name it and I'd tried it. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a big appetite and eat less than most average sized people. I am not as active as I should be, but certainly not as unfit as many people - but in the absence of any other knowledge kept resorting to diets to solve my problem.
Having reached this point, and having seen a Louis Theroux documentary on liposculpture, I decided surgery was my last resort. After a lot of online research I found a clinic, had a consultation and even booked the surgery - that's how desperate I was. In the end it was actually something the surgeon said that changed my mind. He mentioned that he thought I had fat below the ribcage, which would be difficult to remove, which got me thinking there must be something wrong with me, something small but significant enough to cause my body to so stubbornly refuse to give up the weight. It simply didn't make sense.....
So, I postponed the surgery and, determined to find answers once and for all, set off on my journey of discovery......