Ok, this goes. I am almost 31 years old. I am a single mother, a full time student in college, and completely losing my weight battle. I desperately need help in fighting this. I have been in this battle for a very, VERY long time. Looking back, I cant remember a time since high school when I was ever thin. I definetly had my "plump" moments too in childhood. In fact, I started rapidly gaining weight about my senior year (probably when I stopped growing in heighth). I know I have my bad habits, but I've worked my butt off trying to change those habits. And yet, I havent lost a pound. Ive tried weight watchers, slim fast, Oprah's diet with Bob Green, excersize videos, and just about anything else you can imagine. I cant stand to look at myself naked anymore; it just disgusts me too much. I hate being stared at , and people's rude comments destroy me. This last week my son has made 2 "big and fat" comments which I cant get out of my head. It just depresses me. Ive thought about trying a prescription drug to help me lose some weight, but Im terrified of the side effects and the end result when I have to go off of them. Can anyone out there help me? I live in Effingham county, IL.