I figure most people here have a similar story of having weight issues their whole life but I was wondering if you were ever thin (at or very near an ideal weight) and if so, for how long? Did anyone get heavy as an adult but were thin teens?

Weight has been an issue my whole life growing up in Miami. I lost 50 pounds between jr high and high school in the summer (every day spent running followed directly by swimming the going to the gym in the evening and eating around 800 calories and starving). I got down to 125 and stayed between 125-150 through college but always a struggle. Then when I started working in public accounting at a Big 4 firm, working 100 hours a week, my weight sky rocketed to 180 and then would bounce between 165-185. Fast forward to early thirties, broke the 200 mark, then lost 35, then got pregnant. After my daughter, I got. Ack down to 165 but lost my mom to a car accident, which rocked me pretty bad. Couple that with a change at my job which increased my international travel from 1 trip a year to 6-8 a year (15 days at a time) followed by losing my dad 2 years after my mom to cancer and I tipped the scales at 213 right before surgery.

I would say I was never naturally thin and struggled my whole life with weight. I had and still have friends who eat whatever they want and are so thin (my best friend who is 5'6" topped out at 140 9 months pregnant and has never drank a diet coke, eats fast food for Breakfast, etc)

What about you- we're you ever thin? Did you battle weight your whole life?

I was thin until I got pregnant and it's been downhill from there. Pissed me off that people could have babies and bounce back to be pre baby weight so fast. I tried to no avail.

I was a thin teen. Didn't start gaining weight til I moved out at 18 and moved in with my (now) hubby. He has a crazy metabolism and can eat whatever he wants without going above 165 pounds. I picked up most of his bad habits

I was a thin teen. Didn't start gaining weight til I moved out at 18 and moved in with my (now) hubby. He has a crazy metabolism and can eat whatever he wants without going above 165 pounds. I picked up most of his bad habits

Crazy how so many men can eat whatever they want (I know not all of them) and if they do gain a few pounds, they drop it so easy!