I have slowly been putting on weight since my twenties, living in Texas, didn't help, I have 2 children, putting on weight with each, but with the last it was quite a lot and I carried gaining while breastfeeding. I was getting more and more fed up and eating to feel better, not that it ever worked. The turning was when I was donating my eggs to a friend that has, when I went to the hospital for the initial test etc.., was told was obese, and they were undecided if they could do the procedure. Anyway it was the turning point for me, I lost a stone before the procedure, so was only classed as overweight, and now she is pregnant with twins....