NotSoLittleMiss...You're not so big! I'm 5'5" and 13 stone. Horrible! I've dieted on and off since I was 16 using slimming tablets on and off. (Needlessly really, I was only ever half a stone overweight, but, like yours, my mum told me otherwise!)I was 9 stone 3 when I got pregnant with my 1st little girl but my weight went up to 13 stone 6. I managed to get back down to 10 stone, still felt overweight, but, looking back, wasn't really - was an easy size 12. I was also running regularly. Then got preganant again and put all the weight back on again, and an extra 2lbs. Was 13 stone 8 and really unhappy about it, which just made me eat more. couldn't break the cycle. Recently bought Paul McKenna's Weight Loss System (My friend followed it, lost 4 stone, looks FABULOUS and has kept it off for over a year) I've followed it for 2 weeks and have lost 8lbs, but wobbled a bit yesterday. I'm hoping I can stay on track. Why don't you give it a try? I have seen it work for my friend. Why shouldn't it work for us? And you can't really have more than a stone and a half to lose really, if that. I've got another 3 to go. It's so hard, obsessing about food all the time... and the guilt that goes with over-eating. I reckon Paul McKenna's the key - he tackles the way you think about it. I really do sympathise with you. A lot of what you've said mirrors how I feel. But I'm envious that you're only 11 stone!! xx