As a kid I was always chubby, overweight. My entire family is so naturally I felt normal being overweight when I was younger. HOW DID YOUR WEIGHT AFFECT ANY ASPECT(S) OF YOUR LIFE?  My weight affect my confidence growing up, ...

I’ve struggled with my weight most of my life. My parents were both worked full time so there was a lot of on the go/convenience eating. I’ve been overweight since I was 8 years old and I remember it was ...

I was always fairly active growing up and never had a weight problem. However, when I turned 20, I changed from a retail job where I walked all day to a job where I sat at a desk, and I ...

When I was 18 I was diagnosed with severe PCOS. Over the course of the previous year I had gained close to 100 pounds from the hormone problems associated with the syndrome and I was miserable. HOW DID YOUR WEIGHT ...

I started gaining weight as a teenager- especially after high school. I went from the 180s to 260s in a matter of six months. HOW DID YOUR WEIGHT AFFECT ANY ASPECT(S) OF YOUR LIFE?  It affected everything I did- my ...

When I was a young girl, I turned to food for everything. My parents had gotten a divorce and food was the only thing in my life that I felt I could control. I turned to food to help me ...

When I started college in September 2002 HOW DID YOUR WEIGHT AFFECT ANY ASPECT(S) OF YOUR LIFE?  I was always tired, couldn’t get a job, my knees and ankles always hurt, and I couldn’t get pregnant. WHAT WAS THE “TURNING ...

Ever since I was a baby, I had always enjoyed eating food and large portions of them, so I had always been a big kid since a young age. I did do my fair share of sports, but it did ...