I'm 5ft 4, so not a lot of difference between us <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I'm a vegetarian, but I don't think that has affected my weight. A couple of friends of mine are vegetarian and they aren't thin, and I was always very thin before I became vegetarian.

People always used to say how thin I was - when I weighed about 90-100 lbs - and asked if I had eating disorder. I don't have eating disorder. Strange thing is, I eat less now than I did then, but I am weightier.

I haven't noticed any particular digestion problems, except that I'm not regular (a couple of time I hadsmall amount of blood come out). Some days I will go 2 times, and other times not for three days.

I can't eat much fruit because it gives me rhinitis and foods like onion or peppers repeat on me for hours afterwards.

I've never thought any of this could be mercury related, so it's all very new to me. I do come from a "thin" family, but we all have fillings aswell, and my mother is very thin.

The weight that I've gained has gone straight to my abdomen so I think it might be because I'm not toned or something.

I can't say I have eaten particularly healthily over the years, although being a vegetarian has probably helped because a lot of the pre-made products are healthier than meat equivalent. I've eaten lots of fries and pizzas, cookies, chocolate, all things that should have made me fatter than I am.

If I don't eat every 3-4 hours then I get like hyperglycemia, so I try to snack regularly. I get real bad hunger cravings if I skip a meal. I don't generally eat breakfast now because I feel sickish in the morning, but I used to eat cereal before school and college, then lunch, then dinner. At college I would have breakfast, then lunch and something for dinner and then supper - but I admit I did skip meals sometimes if I had to cram study in or money was low etc.

I would generally eat more than my friends, but not put on the weight. I lose weight much easier than I gain it.

and btw, I still fit into the evening dress I had at 17, lol <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Some of my older clothes are too small, though, as I've gone up a dress size from 8-10 to 10-12 (which I think in USA is 6-8 to 8-10.)