My name is Michelle and I'm 20 yrs old. I have been overweight since about the sixth or seventh grade. My parents have bad eating habits and they have passed their bad eating habits on to me. My weight blew up to about 160 lbs. but I lost a little weight and entered the ninth grade at about 154 lbs. I went back to my bad habits and by the time I graduated from high school I was 195 lbs. Anyone who was overweight in high school already knows about all the insecurities that I faced in those four years.

When I entered college I lost about 10 lbs. and dropped to 180 lbs. I wasn't really doing anything but I was so busy that I didn't have time to eat so I didn't. I started running and eating better and lost 10 more lbs. I'm down to 164 lbs. and need to lose at least 40 lbs. It hasn't been easy but I'm trying to make it work. I have a lot of bad days when I just want to eat a whole box of cookies and watch Sex and the City reruns. This website has really helped more cope with my urges and helped my realize that I'm not alone.