I am a married 28 year old mother of three (7, 5, and 7 months). I started putting on weight in the 5th grade and have been battleing my weight since then. I finally lost weight by pretty much starving myself and from 1999 to 2001 I stayed a size 7-9. I got pregnant with my second child and of course could no longer starve myself, overate big time and put on 75 lbs during my pregnancy. That was 5 years ago. I have had major struggles with my weight since then. Go on a diet, don't have the will power to stay on it, gain the weight back plus some. I topped out at 220 lbs right before getting pregnant with my third child. During my pregnancy I went from 220 lbs to 195 lbs (weight in January of this year). By march I was at 200.5 lbs and decided that was it, I had to change my life....

Okay, on to diet number 5! This month: Neanderthin.

Previous loses are as follows: January, G I Lean ( 4.3kgs ); February, The Hacker's Diet ( 4.5kgs ); March, Johnson UpDayDownDay Diet ( 2.1kgs ); April, YOU: On A Diet ( 700g).

It seems all these diet switches are working. It appeals to my desire for novelty and means I can try diets I never would consider for the long-term. That, and I get to play around collecting data in spreadsheets - always a good thing if you need some work avoidance. Honestly, this is quite fun.