Godgaveus2
My weight has always been a struggle for me. I was constantly teased in high school for being the "fat" girl. For a long time my diet consisted of Diet Mt Dew and diet pills. I even turned bulimiac in my constant battle to "fit" in. Thankfully, a friend told the school nurse what I had been doing and she was able to give me the reality check I needed. The weight issues continued into my adu... view

lady_myst
I have always had issues with food. I don't remember a time where I had normal behaviors with food. I ate when i felt bored, lonely, sad, or angry. I ate when I was happy. Every holiday event was centered around a feast that took days to prepare. Every get together was about the food. I have this problem where I never felt good enough. I was always lacking. I never felt full. I always fel... view

bbmom
I have always struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember. Up through college I would gain & lose 40 lbs back and forth annually...I tried every diet there was & up until I had my son, was able to keep myself at a fairly normal (although not thin- usually about a size 12 or so) weight. After I had my son, I was able to lose 89 lbs via "phen-fen". I got down to a size 10 & I was eati... view

~~Sweet Tink~~
I spent many nights crying and begging for the ultimate cure all. I tried all diets. The Duke diet, Jenny Craig.... you name it I tried it. I thought I was all alone in my struggle. Coming down with diabetes I felt my life was over. I had for years watched my weight grow and grow. I kept telling myself .. one day I will do it , One day .. all the while driving to the closest Burger King to soothe... view

PhoenixMedusa
I had some struggles as a young woman and was a victim of rape and had severe abandonment issues. Food had been my best friend. I lived my life in a daze only feeling from the neck up. I allowed people to abuse me and I felt life happened to me rather than feeling I had any control over anything. I lost weight only to gain weight back over and over and finally eating myself up to 287 pounds. At 5'... view

Burni K.
I am an emotional eater. I eat when I am happy, I eat when I am sad. Food was used as a reward when I was growing up, and there were times when we had no food, so food was important to me. We did not always have the food that I wanted to eat, and I remember saying that when I grow up, I will buy the food I want. That is what I did and I had the fat to prove it. Everyone around me was so much ... view

enzati
I have been a "bigger" girl my whole life. Even though I was fairly fit in middle/high school, I was always bigger than the other girls and teased. One boy I liked even said "she has a nice face....but the body? no." It got worse when I got to college and stopped doing any type of exercise, then even worse when my mother passed away my senior year. I stuffed my face constantly out of loneliness, ... view

TaraNichole
I have been heavy for as long as I can remember. I turned myself into the "jokester" in attempt to make myself feel better and guarded because if I was making fun of someone else, I wasn't being made fun of. Every time I would open up to the idea that I could possibly be attractive to someone else, I would quickly be shot down hearing "you have a pretty face but..." more times than I am willing to... view

Karine
Going from wanting to lose wait, to considering dieting, to actually dieting, to bing eating after starving for months, then gaining back those preciously lost 30-45 pounds, to regain 45-60. Than repeating this pattern over and over until my today weight of 360 pounds. Everyday, I feel like I am slowly killing myself. No I am not suicidal, and I have never been in my whole life, but .... this... view

Jo_Michalko
My Emotional and Behavioral battle with weight control. Hmmm I think the key word is CONTROL I had none. I was not self disaplined in anyway. I couldnt even stay on a diet for more than a day or two. I had an attitude that I didnt think it was fair that I had to struggle to be thin when Others in this world could eat whatever they wanted and still look great. I had a big hang up with that alone, T... view

Lynnegetsbrave
My weight problems started when I was 10 years old. My father was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in May and died in July of that year. I was devastated because I had always been a daddy's girl. My parents were soul mates and everyone was so worried about my mom I kind of got left behind. Everyone always reminded me to help my mom, be good, and take care of her. I spent the next 35 years... view

Shelly J.
I have been overweight most of my life (I'm now 30 years old) I was fortunate enough to have two years in my high school era where I actually obtained thinness. The difference of my quality of life then and now are gravely different. I would exercise at least 3 - 4 times a week when I was thin. Now it's hard just to get myself off the couch to do laundry or other household chores. Also, now b... view

Gr8full2God
My weight problems began litterally when I was only 1 month old! I truly beleive that because at 1 month old my father had me drinking froma pepsi bottle, no kidding! By 8 months old I knew what a dairy queen sign was when we passed it! And by Kindergarten I was on my first diet!! I remember sitting at the table for lunch at the babysitters and drinking a weight loss shake while the other kids had... view

MnShadows
I have been overweight for most of my 33 years. When I was younger I had a real struggle with it, and was unhappy most of the time. I don't know if it was my being unhappy, or my lack of confidence in myself. I have to say the worst thing is that the feeling that you aren't wothy of any of the good stuff in life. At some point in time in my early twenties I hit my stride and decided that being... view

Peggy W.
My overeating began at about age 6. I had plastic surgery on my face to correct injuries sustained in an automobile accident. My best guess is that it was the stress surrounding the entire incident that caused me to over eat. My other best guess is that it was a means of keeping my mother at my side. I remember being very afraid and I remember that she would sit on my hospital bed and feed me.... view

halecarolinagirl
I have struggled with my weight since I was about 7 or 8 years old. Metabolism, at least, high metabolism does not run on either sides of my family. I was only 123 lbs when I graduated high school (20 years ago). I got married when I was only 20 years old. I had gotten up to 192 lbs when I was married to my 1st husband. I got married too young, thought I was in love, but depression had a lot to do... view

Santino P.
Ever since grade school I was overweight. In high school I was in the 250lbs mark. After college and entering the workforce I began the crash diets. Losing 60-80lbs and gaining it back in a few months was a way of life for the next 10 years. Like most overweight people, you name it, i've tried it. Atkins, cabbage, Ioanamin, PhenPhen... they were all part of my life at one point in time. I ent... view

Karla D.
I have battled with my weight my entire life. I have used food for comfort, reward, and stability. Whenever I have tried in the past to break the cycle of eating it has been too hard for me, and I have set myself up to fail by trying diets that a person could not possibly stay with for thier entire life. I have been sabotaged by my family, unintentionally I am sure, but true. I did manage to lose ... view

bethrn
I always felt like I was trapped within my own body. I had low self-esteem, and really didn't like to get out much. I felt that most strangers I ran into probably just saw me as a "fat person," even though I knew there was so much more to me than that. I was unhealthy and very miserable. I made it worse by using food to help numb myself and make me feel better, at least temporarily. view

Jeanie
I have not always been overweight, but I have always loved food. I began to gain weight in '94, when I was 24 and working my first desk job. I worked near the kitchen, where there were always free snacks and cold drinks, and I could sneak as much as I wanted. Sneak .. that's the most important thing. I worked in an office alone, and no one could see me eating. Of course, everyone could see wh... view

phillygirl8133
Ok so iv been over weight for 12 yrs i started gaining weight after my 1 born son when i was pregnant i went up too 268 and afterwards i went down to 190 i worked out everyday after i got the ok and nothing would come off i didnt understand why this would come off so i stayed at 190 for 2 yrs had another baby stayed up too 220 i tried everything weight watchers atkins diet pills i gave up after aw... view

Jeffrey B.
I have always struggled with my weight. I remember being called “Fat” at age 5. Up through 2008 I would gain & lose weight always added more then I lost. I tried every diet I could. However, regardless I continued to put on weight. After I injured by back, things got much worst. My activity level went down, and my weight sky rocketed. I finally gave up and just started eating anything I want... view

Cheri H.
My weight has been a problem since junior high school. I have tried most every diet known. I tried Weight Watchers 4 times. Nothing seemed to work. 9 years ago I fell and broke my leg and ankle and had trouble with the bone in the ankle not healing. After 6 surgeries, the ankle joint was replaced with an artificial joint. My walking had become so difficult that it posed problems with my othe... view

Sewcrazy
Hi I'm Carole. My behavior problems is that when you don't dig to deep I just like food. When I really think about it, it's very deep. As young as 4-5 years old I was " chunky " I have pix of me in shorts. I already had " thick" thighs. I don't remebmer eating any more than the rest of my family. I was of "normal " weight when I graduated 6th grade. In Jr. and High school I stared again to have a ... view

Elaine-SugarLand
I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING BEING OVER WEIGHT SINCE I WAS 10 YRS OLD. I WAS THE FAT GIRL IN THE CLASS WHO CRINGED WHEN THE SCHOOL NURSE OR DR. MADE YOU GET WEIGHED, IN FRONT, OF THE WHOLE CLASS. I HAD MY FIRST DOCTOR`S DIET AT 11. I WAS PUT ON DIURETICS AT 12, AND DIET PILLS AT 13 YRS. OLD. I USED TO PRAY THAT I WOULD WAKE UP THIN, EVERY NIGHT, WHEN I WOULD SAY MY PRAYERS. OF COURSE, IT NEVER HAPPENED, S... view