Feeling very setback

[BoneBleached]

Ok here is a fairly short story about my current problems and I need some advice.

I have dealt with gyne since I was like 12 or 13, got picked on, I was extremely embarrassed about it, I would even wear a coat in the summer.
Well in 2005 I went to military school and got in shape, although I thought it was still very noticeable I was at least in good shape. In 2007 I joined the military and got in even better shape from that. I was happy and nobody could even tell I had gynecoamstia and nobody ever mentioned it, well that was how it was before the military too. Looking back on the pics I wish I wouldn't have thought the way I did, I'd give anything to look like I used to.

Last year I got in an accident where I fell from the top of a humvee. I got put on profile and wasn't able to run and do certain pt, well I kinda got lazy and unmotivated to do pt and went without it for several months. I feel like it all hit me at once, I didn't even realize I was gaining weight back, I thought I had gotten past that in life and I thought my metabolism was so good it wouldn't matter if I did a lot of exercise. It feels like it just hit me all at once, I was over weight and had boobs again, it is VERY noticeable now, I'm back to the point where I try to avoid everyone unless I have it somewhat concealed, but in my regular army pt shirt it is bad, I also have side chest fat and love handles, I feel like I look so abnormal even compared to just regular fat people.

Any way my deployment will be over in December and I am going to get surgery done, the thing is I want to try something before the surgery, I found something called 'diet aid of questionable value', and I have read on here that it doesn't work and stuff, so I realize it won't take away my gynecomastia. But will it at least take some fat off my chest? I'm to the point where I feel embarrassed to go running by myself, but I feel like if I take that stuff  it will sort of motivate me. The thing is it is $70 a bottle, which I can afford, but if it doesn't work AT ALL I don't want to waste the money.


All replies are greatly appreciated, and if you say 'diet aid of questionable value' won't work, please tell me what can.

[BoneBleached]

Another thing I would like to ask, as a doctor, have any of you ever had a patient that had the military pay for all or part of his gynecomastia surgery? I have heard they won't but I think they should since it causes psychological problems and I have also heard back problems. I get a knot in my right lower back when I'm in a kneeling position, don't know if it has anyhting to do with the gynecomastia though.