Hello, I am Marylouise. I'm 60 years old and when I started Atkins this time I weighed 240-plus pounds. I started March 1, of this year. To date I have lost 45 pounds.I have wasted much of my life being FAT. I have been depressed for so many years I have lost count. My weight has always went up and down.
I have 2 grown son's and 6 grand kids. I have been married to the love of my life 42 years this Aug.
I have had a few good years that I lived happy with my body. I hate to say this but I hate my body. I have struggled with my weight since I started 4 grade. I hated my life at such a young age. I dropped out of school as soon as I could. I did not do well in school, because I was FAT. You probably heard this many times. FATTIE FATTIE 2X4 YOU CANT GET THROUG THE FRONT DOOR....

Kids can be so mean to the few fat kids!
I don't want to die fat. I don't want them to need more bares to tote my fat body to my grave.

Later in life I did earn my GED. I even have 2 semesters to brag about. I had goals in my life. My fat body stole those hopes and dreams away from me................................EDIT: BUT I got them BACK!!!!!!!!!!!! April 16th, 2013!