I'm a 32 yr old female who is 5'8" tall and was born and raised in a small town in Southeast Louisiana (hence my username). I have a classic Mesomorph body type (there's a pic of me at 5 yrs old in kiddie swimwear and i look like a mini bodybuilder lol). I never had to worry about weight or anything growing up and always excelled in sports, etc so I had A LOT of learning to do about fat and food during my weightloss journey. I had been trying to lose weight for 1.5 years and finally (because i didnt give up) it worked! My heaviest weight was 263 lbs (or US size 18 jean) in Oct 2012. Since then, I've lost 108 pounds! I didn't join FatSecret until Feb 2013 though. My goal weight was to get back to 155 lbs (or US size 8 jean) -- REACHED MY WEIGHTLOSS GOAL, AND AM NOW 155 POUNDS (and a US size 6 jean)!! Prior to weightgain, I had been exeedingly healthy and fit for a vast majority of my life being involved in multiple sports when i was preteen through teen age and continuing my early 20's in college being super active running 2-4 miles a day along with being active in recreational activities/sports. At age 27, I started slowly gaining weight after a divorce (was with that person from age 19 to age 27). I'm so grateful to have completely healed from that heartbreaking situation now in order to be healthy in every area of my life today. This weightloss journey has been one of the hardest things I've done in my life, but I took it one day at a time along with hard work and dedication to reach my goal. :D

Lagniappe = "a little something extra": I love movies...a lot. No, really...I'm a cinema geek. Though I enjoy every movie genre, I have a huge soft spot for documentaries. :D