There are seven siblings in my family, six girls and a boy, a good Catholic clan! For a long time I've been 'the fat one' despite all my other achievements in life. Last summer before I got married I decided to slim down to fit into my dress and not be embarrassed by my weight at my wedding. I tried a combination of Atkins and some other diets and it worked, I went from 152lbs to 134lbs at my lowest. I was back up to 139lbs by the wedding but I felt good, despite the fat arms!! Plus one of my sisters was now fatter than me which in a horrible horrible way felt so good!! I know its wrong but it was just so nice not to be the fat one for five minutes, sigh.

Now five months on I'm up 10lbs and so unhappy about it. I feel horrible and my clothes don't fit properly. Plus this Christmas I was again the fat sister.

I'm starting Atkins again today and will try to blog about it to keep myself motivated which is my biggest problem. I don't have any support at home as my husband does not agree with the diet - he is doing the sacred heart one as he is more overweight than I am and it has worked for him in the past. My main problems are dairy allergies and hating fish so I'm hoping to get motivation and assistance from this site and wish all of you luck with your own endeavours. Here's hoping in a few months I'll be the 'thin one'. B.