I am 5'2 and about 207 lbs. I have always been a few pounds overweight throughout my life, but not extremely like I am now. I was pushed over the edge in 2001 after I started taking an anti-depressant medication that had a side-effect of weight gain. I gained 40 lbs in about a 2 month span and it went on up from there. The most I have weighed is about 215. I have struggled to get it off for several years now. I am convinced that this is the year I am going to do it. I am really not a compulsive eater. I don't eat when stressed or depressed. In fact, I don't gorge myself when I eat at all. I was athletic in school and loved to play sports like volleyball and softball. I wish I could get back into doing something like that. I just find it hard to motivate myself to exercise after I get home from working all day. I bought an elliptical machine at the beginning of the new year and I have used it 17 times in the last month, so I am hoping this is going to be my chance to finally achieve something great with my weight.