hi kristy,
no, i'm not very tall. only 5 feet. when i first moved to belgium, i weighed what i weigh now. but after living with a very thin girl who loves food and can consume huge quantities without gaining weight, i put on about 10 kg (at least!). i was a size 44! it happened so fast and before i knew it, it stuck!
then, 2 years ago, i decided to do a master's degree in holland. i moved away from this girl, and because the main form of transportation for most dutch is the bike, i got one too. in a few months i was down to 60. And then since then, while i haven't really dieted, i eat much more healthy and i used to go to the gym a lot, my regular weight became 58. but in the new year, i decided that i really wanted to get down to a size 34 . i don't really know how much weight that is, but i do know it is realistic for my height since i have a few friends who are about my height ( a bit taller even) and they look good and not too skinny with size 34. so i started weight watchers. so, 2 kg is a good start. now my size 38 clothes are getting looser. the only problem is that there's no size 37 and 36 is still too small. (i know because i have some size 36...i bought them as a way to motivate myself).
long story, but that's why i started.
anyway, have a good day and talk to you later!
W