I am 43 years old and have been battling weight issues all my life.  In highschool I did manage to lose the weight by not eating but once married it came back on.  Than I lost it again before becoming pregnet with my first child.  I was able to join a gym after he was born and quickly lost the weight again and managed to keep it off even through my second pregnancy.  My metabolism must of increased while my kids were young because even though I did workout I didnt seem to have a problem with the weight.  But than it started to creep back on.  About 5 years ago I worked out hard and watched every morsel to go into my mouth and lost the weight.  Than my husbands plant closed with no notice at all and he was out a job and I had only been working part-time so we were both job hunting.  We manage to both get full-time jobs but through trying to balance family issues and a new job the weight started creeping back on again.  Now I sit at a desk full-time and find it hard to work out and not munch all day.  I am trying to keep control of it and would like to lose to where I was five years ago but finding it hard.  The scale dont seem to budge and the clothes still fit the same.  But I refuse to give up and hope that this site can help me reach and maintain my goals.