I am 21 year old college student. I love skiing (I am instructor), swimming (in the summer I teach swimming at a residential girl's camp),and reading (I am studying to be a high school English teacher). I was thin my whole life until I started driving and had freedom to eat what I wanted. The freedom to me registered that I could buy whatever junk food I wanted. Luckily, in high school, my mom still cooked for me and I still ate pretty nutritiously, I was also on my high school swim team and skied regularly. Once I came to college the pounds came on quickly. Easy mac and late night fast food were staples throughout my freshman year. I went through a bad break up and ended up eating away my sorrows. Gradually through the remainder of my freshman year and sophomore year I ballooned from 120 lbs to almost 180 lbs. On my small frame it looks double that. I want to get back to where I felt good about myself. I don't feel fat in my mind and I would like to say I don't know who that girl in the mirror is but I can't be in denial anymore: I need to lose this weight for my happiness and most importantly my health.