From her blog profile

"I'm Shauna Reid, a Scotland-dwelling Australian lass.

"My adventures began in Canberra in January 2001, weighing in at 351 pounds (almost 160 kilos). Six years later, on the other side of the planet, I'd lost half my body weight.

"I've blogged about my ups and downs since day one and continue to write now that I'm in maintenance mode. "