Hi all my name is Amanda Nelson and I'm 21 working, living, and going to school. I've been big or fat which ever you want to say since I was a little girl, so pretty much my whole life. Recently I was walking with a friend and started getting very bad pains in my chest, I thought I was having a mild heart attack. I realized I had to get my weight undercontrol and now was the time. I've been reading the "You on a Diet" book after a friend of mine told me about it. I'm about halfway through with it right now and I have totally changed the way I eat. I just found this site today and I know that support is important for people to have so I thought I would give it a try.