I have used this site what seems like forever, but never created a profile (partially due to laziness and mostly because I am a very private person).  However, I find myself reading other user profiles and thought I should at least provide some tid bits.

I have never been obese, or heavy for that matter.  Growing up I always had a very high metabolism and still due, thank goodness, for my "younger" age.  As a former server at a local restaurant and very active college student I would walk miles and miles a day so I could practically eat anything and as much of it as I wanted.  If that rare occasion happened that I gained some weight I would easily lose 2 to 3 lbs in a week.  That changed when I had to grow up and get a "real job" on top of hitting my upper 20's, now early 30's. 

From 24 to 29 I was a pretty successful swimwear model and enabled me to travel to many beautiful places.  I very much miss the travel, the high maintenance part I could do without.  After my last "hurrah" at ripe ol' age of 29 I felt burned out and was tired of counting calories and working out religiously (though I was still able to eat 2400 calories and maintain 113 lbs at 5'6) so I ended up slowly creeping up to 130-131.  Personally, I don't mind the numbers so much, just things tend to go softer as we move to the 30's and really don't want my bum hanging out of my underwear if you know what I mean.

So that leads me to where I am now, maintaining at around 126; which means sometimes 123 and sometimes 130, but as long as I feel and look good I don't care.  Five days a week I try to eat 1400-1600 so the other 2 days I can have a field day...maybe that isn't the best way, but it works for me.  On the occasional month that I have way too many field days I will cut my calories to 1200-1300 for 2 weeks.  Never ending cycle, but I at least I am happy and still get to eat my favorite things!