From Size 16 to 6 in 8 Months

I attended my cousin's wedding, and when the pictures came back, I saw myself and thought, "Oh my gosh! Is that what I look like?!" I saw that my face was round, I realized I was wearing a size 16, and my weight had gone up to 210 pounds.

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How My Life Turned Upside Down

I have struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember. At the age of 46, I weighed 220 pounds on my average 5'7" frame.

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Cruising Down The Scale

I have been fat all of my life. I was a chubby kid in kindergarten and stayed that way all throughout high school. I had half-heartedly tried to lose weight many many times, and I say "half-heartedly" because I never tried with the true conviction that I did it with this time.I had been watching a rerun of Oprah with her trainer Bob Green.

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The Party That Changed My Life

I come from a family who has the "easy to get fat" genes. All my family members succumb to the fact that after a certain age there is no fighting it and just end up gaining all those pounds continuously.Being a single parent and dealing with daily problems, eating seemed to make me feel better.

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“I Realized I Deserved to Be Happy”

In June 2007, I realized that I was depressed. I was in therapy, and my depression was taking away my "reasoning" process from me. I made the decision that I deserve to be happy, so I made a pact with myself and promised to be happier and healthier.

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Becoming Me

I started gaining weight in college. I just stopped being involved in sports like I had been in high school. Then, two years ago, I went to my gynecologist and asked to be put back on birth control.

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Finally Getting It Right

I struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember. I've tried every quick fix there is, and I am a recovering bulimic.

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My Journey To Getting Healthy

In May 2007, I was 44 years old, weighed 261 pounds, and was on medication for high blood pressure and high cholesterol. At a check-up with my doctor, she told me that my fasting blood sugar was borderline high.

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Nothing Is Impossible

I have never been particularly skinny—not ever. However, as a child I was never considered “fat.” I was always told I was “chunky,” “curvy” or “healthy;” all the nice things people say to spare your feelings.

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The Freshman 29

When I was younger, I was as skinny as could be. My mom always said, “Most people live to eat. Jacki eats to live.” I just had no interest in food...

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