I'm Tady, I'm 23 years old and I've been overweight almost my whole life. I have a lot of health problems that have always made my weight difficult to manage (hypothyroidism, intracranial hypertension, PCOS and the insulin resistence from PCOS). I lost some weight a few years ago when I had some stomach issues and had my gallbladder removed but since that happened, I've just gained and gained and gained some more! Even though I was still heavy when I lost that weight, I can't stop thinking about how good it felt to be thinner. Also, I've recently gotten married to a great guy; I've always wanted to try and improve my health but now that I'm married, I want to be healthy so I can have a long, happy life with my husband. He may think I'm beautiful but I'm not happy with my appearance and my health so I want to get in shape.

Convenience foods are my weakness due to my schedule, especially when I am in school.  After working in customer service and coming back to homework, I don't want to cook, I just want to get fast food. Additionally, I'm addicted to pop. I bounce back and forth between going cold turkey and drinking it constantly.  These are going to be my big hurdles. I'm hoping that once I get over these problems that weight loss will come easy.  I don't mind working out. I work out with some friends and I'm also a Curves member. It's the bad foods that'll be the worse part of weight loss.

As for my non-dieting life, I'm in grad school, although I'm taking a semester off. I'm also working in a book store. My husband works the third shift at a grocery store.  Due to the schedule differences if he's around, I'm going to be spending my free time with him! Otherwise, I like to do both low key activities, like read and play video games, as well as get into shenanegans with my friends.  If there's anything else you'd like to know about, go ahead and ask!