DEAR MISS MANNERS: In 2011, I had weight loss surgery. It was very successful, and I’ve managed to keep the weight off.

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Of course, a lot of people think I “took the easy way” to lose weight, but surgery is not a miracle cure, just a tool.

My current problem is actually keeping my weight up where my doctor (not the weight-loss doctor) wants it. I’m only 5-foot-3, and I feel too heavy at the weight my doctor says is healthy.

What people don’t realize is that it’s just as much a struggle for me to gain weight as it was to lose it. I am very careful not to brag, or even talk, about my weight (although others will bring up how small I am). It seems to be OK for them to mention their own weight problems, but heaven help me if I mention that my doctor is not going to be pleas

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