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Lindsay's Story

Hi everyone! I'm Lindsay, I'm 17, and very frustrated....

I haven't been diagnosed with Cushings as of yet, because my test results were "high, but within normal range"....

It's so hard for me to understand why I just cannot lose weight, even though I figure skate 3-4 days a week usually for at least two hours or more a day...

I don't eat junk foods or sugars very often, and I never lose weight, sometimes it seems like I actually gain weight!

I have the stretch marks that are, like, bright purple all over, on my arms, legs, stomach....everywhere, I'm so self-conscious about them that I can't wear capris, or short sleeved shirts at all....they're so visible!

I really wish doctors would believe me that I try soooo hard to be fit, and I try so hard to lose weight, but nothing changes.

I do have a few questions that i'll post somewhere else when I find it but...this is my bio! I'm not all about whining about what might be wrong with me! haha

I'm, like I said, an avid figure skater, not competitavely but I train that way. I also really enjoy anything arts related, writing, reading, singing, music...everything. I'm a photographer, and will have my camera with me at all times if I can!

Another of my passions is training and working with animals, birds mostly. I rescue, and foster birds for a local rescue group, and train, rehabilitate, and love them. Animals are the things that keep me moving, that keep me wanting to wake up the next day, without them I'm not sure where I'd be, or who I'd be. I plan on becoming a vet, too.

oh, I'm homeschooled as well...