I am a 51 year old mother of two. I have been married to my husband for almost 30 years. I have struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember. At my physical in August, I was shocked to see that I had gained as much weight as I had. Covid aside, I thought I had been doing ok. going for daily walks and watching what I was eating. When I got home from my appointment, I decided I had two choices- give up and come to terms that I will always be heavy, or take control and get rid of this extra weight once and for all. I started a food journal. It worked ok, but using the food reference I had (for calories, fat etc,) was not always practical. I wasn't always going to get exactly the amount that was referenced, so I started googling for the amount of food I was going to eat. This kept taking me to Fatsecret. This site has been my lifeline now.