It is hard to put a story into words. The journey itself was not as hard as what I learned along the journey. Taking control of your life is never an easy thing. In the words of Charles Dickens "it was the best of times it was the worst of times" We all know that overeating is the most cruel of all addictions. Unlike alcohol, smoking and other self destructrive behaviors...you can hide those. Overeating, you wear that, like the scarlet letter A. The second reason overeating is the most cruel of all addictions.....you can not simply just put foot "away". You have to deal with food on a daily basis. Also understand, being overweight in and of itself is not the whole problem........but rather a physical manifestation of something much deeper. It is here where my story becomes hard and very personal.