I am a 315 pound, 21 year old female student. I gained an incredible 100 pounds over the last year and a half while being sick from a temporary autoimmune disease brought on from all the medications/vaccinations I had to get while studying abroad in Ecuador and China. Having recently recovered from my autoimmune disorder, I have still found my health to be quite poor due to being so overweight (and certainly still having a low immune system from the previous disease). Therefore, I have started this blog in order to motivate myself and provide an outlet for my experiences and emotions. This blog will also be available to my family so that they can monitor my progress. So, hopefully, this blog will help me to be successful at regaining my health, and maybe even be inspirational to other sick/overweight people out there.