I am a 47 year old woman, married the man of my dreams August 8th, 2006.
I have struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember. When I was 17 I did "Weight Watchers" and reached my goal of 136lbs. And that was the last time I saw that weight. At my age I know I'll never weigh that again, I'd have to starve myself, and I've learned not to do that anymore (it only caused me to binge eat and gain back more weight than I'd lost. The last time I was close to my goal weight was 1996 at 156lbs. But, I went up (and down) from 198 down to around 169 (back in 2003). But after being put on "paxil" three years ago I'd gained about 40lbs. Two years ago I weighed about 217lbs. I took off 22lbs. all on my own!! I just started eating a healthy breakfast to start, then continued with healthy meals and snacks. I also swam and walked. But now I've stopped losing so I heard about "YOU: On a Diet", so I thought I'd give it a try. I've only just gotten the book (Tuesday) and considering it's the Easter Weekend, I think I'm doing OK. We'll see!