Chiqui:

I know exactly how you feel. I started out at 5'1 and 200 pounds. We could be twins. The last time I weighed myself I was down to 180--that was weeks ago. I don't have a scale in Mexico. Maybe that is a good thing. Sometimes I think I ought to just resign myself to being fat, but I know that it will always bother me, so I keep trudging along.

My clothes seem to be looser, and I'm hoping that I am now weighing somewhere in the 170's. I sympathize with you--I know what it is to suffer psychologically and emocionally from being short and overweight.

what am I studying? I'm studying Mexican history and Spanish--loving it.

Take care and take time to meditate on good things.