I was the 'fat' kid in school, by highschool - I wasn't the FATTEST kid but I wasn't cool. I was always depressed about my weight.
When I was around 18 I started looking into exercise and diets. I didn't know anything though - so I was taken in by all the fads. I tried the cabbage soup diet, 48 hr diets, grapefruit diet etc.. It never stuck, and IF I lost any weight - you couldn't see it without a scale and it came right back.
When I was 20 I started partying alot and I lost alot of weight from staying up all night at clubs etc... Not a good way to lose weight - but damn did I feel good about it! The scale ACTUALLY read 135lbs and I wore a size 7 -I was amazed - BUT there wasn't any muscle - and jiggly skinny is better than FAT but it's not hot.
I stopped partying and then stopped smoking a year after that. I then moved to edmonton with the man of my dreams.
At 24 I was working out off and on and my weight was floating around 145-150lbs, I couldn't wear my size 7's comfortably anymore - but I was healthy and looked like I was in better shape.
Time went on and at age 25-26 I had really started to slack, excerise once and a while but my weight was out of control - my weight was 155-160lbs and no way could I even pull up the size 7's.
At the beginning of 2010 it came down to either buy a larger size of clothes or get my ass in gear.
I've now been working out since the beginning of Jan 2010. I got my weight down to 149lbs, and have alot more muscle. My results are keeping me motivated.
I did have a slip up around my 27th b-day (end of march), I slacked off for 2 weeks - I'm back on track now - but those 2 weeks did set me back - I'm pissed off at myself for it - but at least it was only 2 weeks and i got back on track - I just can't let it happen again.