First Entry

I'm 28, 5'6", 16stone 6.5lbs.

I have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnoea & very weak knees (one of which has had three operations on it and is held together with screws).

I have no self confidence, I'm single, I don't go out much.

All of the above I contribute to my weight. It's has spiralled out of control and I need to sort it out.

The way it was
I was very underweight as a young child and didn't start putting on weight until my teens. From then I have had a very unhealthy relationship with food. Sometimes I would binge, othertimes starve myself. In 1999 I joined Weight Watchers and over the year managed to lose 3.5 stone, bringing my weight down to 10 stone 6lbs. With it came happiness and love and slowly I put the weight back on.

The way it is
Now, years later I am a lot heavier, although my relationship with food is a lot better. I have now got a lot of health problems that are a result of, or made worse by, my weight. Last Thursday (22.01.09), I rejoined Weight Watchers. Will it work this time? The answer is simple - it has to. I am determined to stick with it. I am totally fed up with life as a fat person.