I am 23, and I have been large since I was in middle school. I have tried to lose weight in the past, and I have been successful a few times. In high school I got down to 225 lbs my junior year, but then went to a summer program where eating healthy was more difficult. Then I gained up to a little over 300 lbs. I struggled to keep it down below 300 during college, starting and stopping diets usually in about a month. Last year, I joined a gym and lost back down to 270 lbs. Then I was in a car wreck and aggrevated a back injury. I stopped the gym, and in the last 9 months I gained up to 322 lbs. This time I am going to do it right. I have been dieting for a month, and I have lost 7 lbs. My goal is to eventually get down to 175 lbs. My short term goal is to lose 30 lbs. Wish me luck!