Ramblings...

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, Melissa was a skinny girl. Sure, she had a bout with chubbiness before her height caught up with her width. But, after 7th grade, she was taller than all the boys and thinner than a lot of girls. She stayed that way all through high school. 125 pounds of lean muscle and long legs. After high school and upon entering the working world, Melissa rounded out to a healthy weight of 140. She worked out regularly, stayed active, had a social life. Moved out on her own, stayed active, still worked out. The scale never went over 145. All throughout her early 20's, Melissa was healthy and lean. She was one of the skinny friends. This continued until Melissa was about 25 and then the shit hit the fan. Melissa's metabolism died. The exact date is not known, but it definitely died. She started gaining weight unexpectedly, although not much had changed. By the time she became pregnant in January 2006, she was 40 pounds overweight. This trend get going and going and going and after her second pregnancy in 2009, she was still overweight. After several attempts at Weight Watchers and regular visits to the gym, not to mention the active life of being a mommy of two, the pounds would not come off. Now, Melissa is tipping the scales at almost 70 pounds overweight. Where the hell did it come from and how does she get rid of it? And how can she stop being the fat friend? We may never know.