Information and opinions on health from Elizabeth at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/6196/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/6196/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/6196/index http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/6196/9660/starting-heal Mon, 21 May 2007 10:39:00 -0400 Elizabeth I was a skinny child.  My weight start increasing after my Mom remarried and I had to move away from my friends.  This is when I was 8 years old.  I turned to food for comfort.  I started thinning out again as I got happy, but I was never the skinny child ever again.  My Mom divorced my new step Dad who turned out to be abusive and my weight went up really high.  I had a rough life and I turned to food. ... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/6196/9660/starting-heal