Hello everyone! My name is Heather and I have been on this site for a couple of years now. I started out at 337 lbs and lost 106 lbs a year or so ago. Well, life happened – no excuses, but I gained about 55 lbs of that back. I was frustrated and ashamed so I deleted my profile. Basically, I gave up … that was how I have dealt with issues in the past and that obviously hasn’t worked for me. My issue is I am a closet eater, especially when things are bothering me. If no one sees me eat the chocolate, it doesn't count, right?? Well, maybe not 1 or 2 bits, but a whole bag? Yeah, they are going to notice. This is something I have struggled with my whole life ... it started with my dad that tried to make me feel bad about eating so I would lose the weight - yeah, the exact opposite thing happened.

So, I started a new profile and I am 289 lbs and I’m not gonna lie, it sucks. I know what it’s like to have the confidence that comes with having lost the weight, but here I am. I need to learn to deal with stress other than food.

Anyway, I am back trying to figure this out all over again. I will not give up … I miss that confidence I used to have and I will get it back again!