"my name is joshalynn. i&#039;m a severe asthmatic, have been since forever. i had to take steroid pills and shots because i couldn&#039;t breathe. it caused me to gain so much weight it never went away. at the age of 14 i was 268lbs. it was about july 2010 that i looked in the mirror and saw that i was horrified with what i saw. i had let myself go and to me i looked very fat. a week later i was put on bontril. it absolutely changed my life. it&#039;s now may of 2011 and i way 220 pounds. the weight is still coming off and i barely have anything that fits cause its too big. i&#039;ve never been happier and it keeps getting better."