So I have been sort of overweight for the past 5 years. The last I was thin thin was when I was 14 years old. I wish to lose weight in the hopes of feeling good about myself :). I never ever took health and nutrition extremely seriously. When I saw people eating brown bread instead of white or grilling their fish instead of having it battered or having salad instead of fries or bringing fruits and celery as a snack I was like why????? I never really drank fizzy drinks growing up nor was I a choc-holic but my killer was chips and fried foods. My mum loves her salt and oil and unfortunately it got passed down to me. About 4 years ago I started exploring desserts, chocolates and fizzy drinks and that led to a drastic weight increase of 9 kg. I was sad and caught in a rut :(...I blocked out my appearance and hated the fitting room (the lighting is so good it leaves nothing to the imagination). When people called me fat I sneared them and became defensive. Recently my aunts went on a 13 day metabolic diet where you eat about 600 - 700 calories a day - I thought they were crazy and they tried to convince me and I was like huh-uh. When I visited my aunts again I was like omg - the results were immediately noticible and that convinced me to give it a shot. When I looked at the diet properly I swallowed hard. I realised I wasn't convinced and did more research. I am a food lover and in the past my weight losses were attributed to exercise instead of portion control. After an hour or two (three max) of fighting with myself I decided I will follow it through - I mean it was only for 13 days. I started end of April 2014 and finished early May. It was trully a battle but I came out 4.5 kg's lighter. I finally understand the meaning of a balnced diet...I have my off days but who doesn't - I needed that diet to kick me in the right direction and now that the momentum is going, I really don't wana lose it. Thinking lifestyle thinking identity thinking performance not appearance.