At Joan Chamberlain's Personalities site you can learn more about the different personality types, how they are created, and the pros and cons of each. Learn why you do the things you do and why your partner does the things he/she does. Discover how your personality affects your relationships with everyone with whom you come into contact. This is valuable information that will help you on your road to a happy life.

Self hatred is often a cause of being over weight. Working on the cause and learning to love yourself can often lead to weight loss. It just takes will and a supportive, loving community. That community can be found at onepinky.com

I used to be pretty. I used to be skinny. A hysterectomy, menopause, heart condition, and several steroid treatments for COPD later, I was fat, and I was miserable.

I hated myself, literally. I was fortunate to be married to a man who kept telling me that I was beautiful, but unless you feel that beauty inside yourself, it does not compute. I worked from home at a desk job, so the more miserable I became about my appearance, the easier it was to sit and eat and to get fatter. It was a vicious cycle. (before and after pics included in the article)