Weight is probably part of mine, V -- I say probably because both my parents have/had weight probs and neither ever had high BP. My grandmother was overweight and never had high BP. All of them were at least as much overweight as I am, and sometimes more, so it's a little difficult to make that connection, but I definitely have the weight issue.

However, I'm also living with a lot of stress and have been for a few years, which could also be an issue.

But I'm inspired to see your skinny pics and know you once had to deal with weight! Congrats!