I would like to take this opportunity to thank each one for joining our group. We would like our boards to be fun and informative but please keep all posts clean and appropriate for all ages. Please introduce yourself as you join by letting us know a little about you and your weight loss journey. But before you tell us about you, I would like to tell you how our group got started and about our logo.

We actually have a real support group in Collins, Ms. Our group is a specail interest club of the Covington County Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers. We currently have 11 members. But this is how it all got started..... I began my fitness journey 14 months ago tomorrow. After losing about 50 pounds, the weight loss began to slow down, and as usual I became discouraged. I wanted to do something to help others, plus get my mind off of my own troubles. I thought that if I was helping others the time would pass alot faster, and my journey could be just that, A Journey. Have you ever felt like everyday was a struggle, and your "DIET" seemed to be getting old. When thoughts of quitting came my way, I would tell myself, "you need to find something to interest you so that you will quit thinking about how long it has been. I knew there wasnt any type of support system within close driving distance. And most support groups charge fees that are too high for the average person to be able to afford them. Losing weight can begin to cost a lot of money, Have you ever noticed that it cost more to eat healthy than it does to eat Junk Food. LOL So I thought that I would just try to see if there was an interest from the people to have such a support system. I ran an add in the paper and notified people of a meeting place and what my desire was. At our first meeting we had 12 people to show up. We meet once a week to weigh in, discuss our weight loss trials, victories, and what exercises we do and enjoy. We exercise together for about 30 to 40 minutes. Our time together is well spent, and we have become one big family.

Four of our group members are also members of MFP. When MFP started allowing group forum boards I realized that we could reach out to other Ms residents in this way. This would be a great way to meet others within our beautiful state who are facing the same struggles and have that common bond with them. We can do this together so lets get started on our journey to a heathier lifestyle.

I would like to thank bobbye95, one of our group members, for doing such a wonderful job designing our logo. We hope everyone likes our "little scale man". We should not consider the scale our greatest enemy but our greatest witness of all our accomplishments. Even when it seems that we are stuck at the same weight forever, take courage because eventually your scale will give you the "thumbs up" and "wink" at you, proving to you, that you are moving forward in your quest for better health.