I was always small. I was born small (5 lb, 6 oz), and was an extremely small child and adolescent. I didn't even hit 5' tall until my sophomore year in high school! Then, puberty hit. Suddenly, I didn't know what to do with my new larger body, so I coped by eating. I pretty much ate my way through high school and college. I joined Weight Watchers in college and was successful, but it was hard to stick with, especially with dorm and sorority house food. When I moved out on my own, I started cooking for myself, and lost a bit of weight, but couldn't manage to keep it off.
In November 2005, I was in 2 weddings, and the pictures were shocking to me. I hadn't realized how out of control my weight had gotten. A friend of mine and I joined Weight Watchers again, and we are both following the core plan. I absolutely love it, and it's WORKING! I've officially hit the 2.5 year mark on WW, and I've had some struggles as of late. Adam and I got engaged on July 11, 2008, and since then it's been a whirlwind of celebrations. I decided to "take a break" from counting my Points ® and it showed. I was up 5 lbs as of Aug 9. so back to the Core plan for me!