I have been all over the place on weight also.....the first time I was low weight many years....then due to migraines & not able to function or get out of bed as they were continuous.....years of that countered the low weight & had to go to good will to get cloths to fit....I am also only 5'1".

When I finally got pain relief for my migraines, I was able to start riding my horse again & functioning again...right at the same time my mother was dying of cancer & I went through a trauma with the home care person & her abuse & threats to me....that stress dropped my weight completely within a couple of months....stress for me is the huge trigger for weight loss & it happened again just last week.

Stress not only causes me to feel nausea, but the diarrhea it causes is horrible...can't eat anything without it causing problems with that.

I ended up in the medical hospital the time I was dealing with my mother's situation & death......that was back in 2005......I have been able to get to a safe weight & have been able to maintain a reasonable balance around it.....up & down a bit depending on the stresses I'm now going through since in 2007 I left my husband after 33 years & moved 2100 miles away to a place where I didn't know anyone....but H still causes financial problems & going through a financial issue regarding getting patient assistance for my pain medication that I need so bad for quality of life.....so the stress is taking it's toll on my weight again....

Nothing in life is easy....& I've had 60 years to realize that....all I can say is eat healthy as much as possible.....buy only healthy foods (need a lot of control for that)......I only allow myself to go shopping once a month.....Limit the junk foods I do buy at that time & it's easy at times when I don't have money for food....even though I have a high income, my expenses (NO I DON"T BELIEVE IN CREDIT) get extreme when I have emergencies that come up with no savings....it does tend to limit the amount & kinds of food I do buy.

I remember when I was pregnant ages ago (back in 1977/78.....I refuses to even allow a bag of potato chips in the house & NO JUNK FOOD at all & I swam every day......It was nice being that healthy even though I wasn't that excited about being pregnant while trying to finish up my BS degree even though I was married....the situation was stressful.

Sometimes we just have to go into the depths of ourself & find that will power it takes to put our food down to our own behaviors just like we would do with a child that is not behaving appropriately. Self discipline is definitely the most difficult....but it can be done.