i grew up thin. pudgy around 12 and then voila... thin thru my teen years... thank goodness! i had 2 kids and gained weight from each. i ended up weighing 205lbs i went on my own low fat diet and lose down to 105lbs. i began managing a women's weight loss program and kept my weight off really well until i left there. i got back up to about 172 over the next few years, i had started to lose again and was in an accident and ended up in a wheel chair. i ate to kill time, for comfort, for companionship. i got down to about 150 and found out my husband (now ex) had had a 4 year separate life, home and state affair (he traveled so i didn't know) i lost from grief then gained from depression. it has gone on and on. i met someone else and got back down to 175. then my beautiful, wonderful, always smiling, very successful and popular 29 year old youngest son committed suicide. that was june 1st 2006. of course grief is the fastest weight loss. i got back down to 168 or so. now, depression has set in and i'm back on sugar... my drug of choice. i can't exercise because of my injury and i'm in constant pain both physically and emotionally. the sonoma type diet works best for me because of my sugar addiction. i would appreciate any advice, tips etc. i need support. thank you.