I could have written that Gina. I didn't start taking AP until in my mid 30's but that was when I started the weight gain....then I would stop the meds and lose weight without much effort. But I did use to eat very healthy, vegetarian and organic ( before it became a fad and became very expensive---there was a time when co-ops were far cheaper than grocery stores) and I got a lot more excercise and worked. Now I'm kind of liking the stability and not ready to give it up to lose weight. I don't do any extraordinary activities, pretty lazy actually, I'm on SSDI now and rarely leave the house which doesn't help, I've never weighed as much as I do now...but I'm ambivalent about it. I do wish I could wear my hippie clothes instead of sweats.