I give major kudos to people who have the stick-to-it-iveness to lose weight too. I never struggled with a weight problem until I quit smoking. In the months following quitting, I gained 25 pounds. (I traded my pack-a-day of cigarettes for a pack-a-day of Strawberry Twizzlers. LOL)

I have no experience with dieting and I wasn't organized enough to follow a plan, so yoga was my solution for getting the weight off.

I also gained weight while I was on Celexa. I started losing it after I stopped taking medication, but there were about 15 stubborn pounds that refused to leave. I lost that weight (and a bit more) in the fall, though. People at work kept coming up to me and telling me I looked fabulous and asking me what my secret was. I was going through a depression and was tempted to tell them the truth: "I'm so freaking miserable and in such a dark hole and I hate working here so much I have lost interest in everything. Food no longer tastes good and I can't muster up the energy to chew."

Fortunately, my depression has lifted. So, I have never successfully dieted. My two major weight losses were due to yoga and depression. I give a lot of credit to people who are strong and committed enough to stick to a sensible eating plan and work at reaching their weight loss goals in a healthy way. Right now, I am trying to improve my diet because I want to be healthier. I find it so hard to eat well, though. I'm so lazy.