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First name: Beth Age: 49 Where do you live? Charlotte, North Carolina Profession: Was in dentistry 16 years and now have gone into commercial banking as of July 11th. Diet/weight history: My entire life I considered myself fat, even at 150 pounds I considered myself heavy. My dad’s family are all morbidly obese. My grandmother… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Beth

Join our community to interact with Shannon and others who are pursuing their weight loss journey’s First name: Shannon Age: 51 Where do you live? New Orleans area Profession? Customer Service Diet/weight history? I’ve done it all, and have gained, lost and gained back 75+ pounds three times in my life. In my early 20s… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Shannon

First name: Sue Age: 50 Where do you live? Cedar Falls Profession? Finance / Operations for a tech company Diet/weight history? I grew a foot between 4th and 5th grade, to my current height of 5’10”. I wasn’t fat but my height made me feel so much bigger than everyone else and I wanted to… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Sue

Name? Dee H Age? 52 years old Where do you live?  St. Joseph, MI (a little town on Lake Michigan) Profession?  Fundraiser for local Boys & Girls Clubs Diet/weight history?  First diet – age 8. I was a low fat devotee. Through high school and college I was always either dieting or eating junk. (Did… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Dee H

First name: Julie Age: 49 Where do you live? Bellingham, Washington Profession? Special Education Teacher (middle school for students with learning and behavioral disabilities) Diet/weight history? High fat carnivore (current); grew up in a unstable home environment; parents fed us vegetarian diet and restricted how much we were allowed to eat; competitive swimmer until age… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Julie

First name:  It begins with a K! Age: Old enough to know better, but young enough to still go dancing! I was born in the 1970s – I will leave it up to you to do the math; but it might not match my picture because fat don’t crack! Where do you live? Lower Lower… Continue reading Member Spotlight: “Save yourself or remain unsaved”

First name: Lauren Age: 35 Where do you live? Niskayuna, NY Profession? CPA Diet/weight history? I’ve always loved food and have had an appetite. I was never skinny, but was always very active, played sports, and would not have been considered fat. I wore a size 8/ 12 in high school. In college despite being… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Lauren

First name: Carrie Age (optional): 50 Where do you live? Albany NY area Profession? Global sales Diet/weight history? As a child I was average. By high school I was a little curvier than my friends, after college I gained weight and went on a yo-yo with my weight until I had children at age 38.  From… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Carrie and Angelo

Name: Bob Age: 55 Where do you live? Ellicott City, Maryland Profession: I worked as a writer early on after college. In graduate school, I had some severe medical problems that ended my academic career and actually prevented me from reading or writing anything for a year. This helped lead me in the direction of a… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Bob H