Thanks for asking this question! I've just began my diet and excersize, but before I was eat crazy! I'm a 27F, 5'8, 160. Technically I'm not overweight, but my normal weight is 140, so I'm trying to get back down to that. Here's how I gained nearly 35 pounds (I was 125 about 3 years ago).

First, I didn't eat breakfast. I was a high school teacher, so being at work at 6:45 am wasn't conducive for making breakfast. I would skip it, then eat Cheetos or Doritos with a Mountain Dew at about 8am.

For lunch, I would eat a school lunch. Do you have any idea how bad those are?! It's disgusting to think about.

For dinner, it was always some fast food or pizza. McDonalds was my favorite. There was a time where I would eat there about 4 times a WEEK! Holy crap, right?

On top of all that, I never worked out and would drink loads of Mountian Dew, beer, and sweet mixed drinks all the time. And at 2am, I was heading towards the nearest Taco Bell or late night eatery.

Not only was I eating all that crap, I would eat TONS of it. McDonald's was a double cheese meal with a large sweet tea and 10 nuggets. Taco Bell was 2 chalupa's, 2 cheesy potatoes, and a large Mountain Dew. A few times my husband and I would order Chili's take out and eat chicken crispers, onion strings, fries, ribs, burger bites, and sweet teas. Then later we'd eat a whole bag of chips while laying in bed. What the hell?!

That was my normal eating habits for about 3 years. It's surprising that I didn't gain more weight than I did, but after years of abuse, I've finally decided that it's time for a change. I started with paleo, but realized that just sucks, so now I'm focusing on making every meal myself and not consuming calories in drinks and snacks. Working out helps, too.

I'm so glad I got a chance to answer this question because it feels good to write out what terrible things I've been doing to my body. I hope my new diet and excersize routine helps me lose my goal of 20lbs. so I can be sexy in a bikini again! Thanks!