I'm a 35 year old mother of one beautiful daughter. My current weight fluxates between 221 - 226 pounds. I am a size 18 in clothes. I carry my weight pretty evenly until I get to about 200 pounds which is when I get a big stomach.

I first gained weight weight when I was about 16 or 17 years old. I think I began comfort eating at that time. When I was 17 I got pregnant and had my daughter, following that I lost most of my baby weight but stayed about 20 pounds heavier for a while. Over the next five years I gained weight till I was about 200 pounds when I was 23, I gained weight again over a period time till I was at about 240 pounds in 2004.

Right around that time I went to the doctor and discovered that I had PCOS and that my weight was aggravating the condition. In addition it has other embarassing systems like facial hair and skin discoloration. This condition also puts me at an increased risk for Diabities (which runs in my family) and was also diagnosed as a borderline diabetic as well. I knew I had to do something so I finally decided to go on a diet, I started the Adkins diet and did some moderate walking, it had an immediate effect and I dropped weight quickly getting down to 206 and getting to wear regular clothes again, which was great. I kept the weight off for a few months but gained it back when I returned to work.

Recently I have started to lose weight slowly but have not actually commited to any real eating or exercise plan. I plan to begin doing some brisk walking to help me lose weight. I do not really like diets because I love to eat all types of food, and refuse to eat low fat anything:) I generally have sucess when I add exercise into my routine and more awareness into my eating habits, let's see how it goes...