When I was a kid, I longed to be thinner. I wasn't obese. I wasn't thin. I was a normal, active child that could possible be considered "chubby" in comparison to "skinny" people. I had a father that was preoccupied with the weight of his daughter and it was pointed out to me more then a few times I could "afford to lose" a few pounds.

There are many causes of depression and thousands of people suffer from it every day throughout North America. While the cause of the depression for some is easily found, the cause is not so easily determined for others. Just about anything could be a possible cause, including environmental factors, biological factors or physical factors. Depression can be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, or it could be caused by a past traumatic event.

I think many women have at least tried diet pills. I made the mistake of trying Alli and spent a lot of money on a bottle and the side effects...let's say I stopped straight away and lost my weight the old fashioned way.

Now that I am maintaining pretty well, I am still seeing ads for tons of weight loss pills, some that cost an absolute fortune.

Alli is FDA approved which made it sell pretty quickly at first but now - not so quickly. Those side effects are pretty terrible!