Constantly worrying about her weight, Marie says she's tried just about every method of weight loss. "Everything from diet pills to starving myself to bulimia," she says. "You name it, I tried it."

A mother of eight, Marie says she starting gaining weight when she gave birth to her last son. "I'm working full time and I was getting worn out and I ate for the energy," she says. " All of a sudden, one day I woke up and I was no longer a size 2–4. I was a 12–14, and I couldn't see it in the mirror. I didn't want to see it."