Greetings all. I'm 37 and live in Cincinnati with my two children and husband. I'm an LMT part time and manage our busy lives the rest of the time as best I can. Last year I participated in a weight loss challenge at my gym and won 1st place (by 1 pound) in total pounds lost! Hopefully this group will provide the much needed motiviation to lose the remainder.

I've also set a VERY lofty goal of running a full marathon by 2014. So far I've done 5ks, 10ks, and a 15k. This May I will run in the Flying Pig Half Marathon.

In terms of diet, I find the Body by Vi program what works for me. I plan on starting up another 90 day challenge on Monday. My goal is to get to 130 (that's just about -10 lbs).

Good luck to everyone!

I'm Amy. I have been married for 37 years and have 2 grown daughters, one is married with 2 little ones. My husband and I decided to retire 3 years ago to enjoy life. We bought a house on some acreage out in the country and are enjoying a nice quiet life with our family. I was a stay at home mom for many years but went back to work when the youngest was 12. I worked in high end furniture sales for years. It was a demanding job, that sometimes went home with me. My husband discovered he has polyneuropathy a few years ago and needed to slow down. I think his being a very active person is one reason why it hasn't progressed as much. Last summer I tore my rotator cuff probably from being out of shape. I went through 6 months of agony with that. I had physical therapy for 3 months. That ended in January and then I was on my own to take it the rest of the way. I started lifting weights. I do not want to go through that again. My weight has really crept up since I retired. At Christmas I weighed 165 and could not get my size 14 dress pants buttoned comfortably. That was the last straw for me. I decided once I was through with PT in January I was turning over a new leaf and getting fit and healthy. I now weigh 147 and would like to be in the 125-130 range. I want to get rid of the belly fat since that is associated with heart disease and diabetes. I have actually had a good life. We lost our youngest daughter at 21, 10 years ago, that has been the worst thing, but it caused me not eat and lose weight. My problem is I love, soda and junk food more than healthy food. I could seriously eat 6 Krispy Kreme donuts a day and drink a 2 litre coke. That would be my food for the whole day, 6 donuts.

Hey everyone!
My name is Rachelle and I'm from Virginia! I am married and we have a 7 year old son and a 2 year old daughter. They are amazing kids. (At least I think so anyways!!) I work at Geek Squad part time fixing computers and I absolutely LOVE it! Anyways, I am looking to get back down into the 120s weight range so I have about 30lbs to go! I look forward to losing weight and getting fit with all of you!

Hi everyone!
My name is Lisa. I am a stay at home mom to 4 awesome kids. Ages 14, 12, 3 & 7 months.
I am having NO MORE kiddos so now it's all about me....for once! Taking my body back! I weigh 188 to 190 pounds and just cant seem to break it. My son is now 7 months old and I still weigh the same as the week after I had him! I was diagnosed with post partum depression at my 6 week appt. Ive been on Zoloft ever since. I really really want to wean myself off because I think its making things harder for me to lose weight. I do 20 to 40 minutes of circuit workouts 3 to 4 times a week and am very active with all the kids and household. I starting using MFP in January to track my calories and WOW! A wake up call!...but since eating better and working out....I just cant get that scale to move. Ive been so frustrated and de motivated. I need some kind of challenge to keep myself going. I am starting to have the why bother....why not just eat oreo's if im not going to lose weight anyway attitude. No bueno!!
Oh yea, and I live in Virginia. We have lived here since July....moved from Orlando, FL. Yea, I miss Orlando But, God had other plans and provided my husband with a great job here in wonderful Virginia!!
Cant wait to get to meet all of you!

Hi I am 55 years old, will be married 36 years on April 2, have 3 wonderful sons (with 3 wonderful daughters-in-law), 3 beautiful granddaughters, 3 step children and 2 fun loving puppies. I live in NW Iowa and am so ready for warm weather. I had lost 25 pounds back in 2005 with weight watchers and around 2008 started gaining it all back. So I started the journey weighing 165 again and am hoping to lose those stubborn 25 lbs again for good. Last week when I weighed I was down to 161.5, but had kind of a rough weekend where I didn't track my calories and now with Easter coming up I feel a set back will probably happen. I know too much negative thinking, so I'm hoping for some encouragement.

I try to go to our fitness center at least 3-4 times a week and also trying to do some Leslie Sansone walking at home. Happy to be on this journey with all of you...let's do it!!!!

@Megan, I live in Michigan too.

Hello everyone. My name is Sunshine I am 33, married to Chuck. We have 4 beautiful children ages 15, 11, 9, and 3. We live in the awesome state of Missouri.

In 2005 I weighed 330 pds, I decided enough was enough and I lost 138pds! I maintained that loss for almost 5 years when I became pregnant with my 4th baby. I slacked off and didnt try and gained back up to 271 pds. I started to finally after 3 years take control again and so far have lost 16 pds in 4 weeks. My weight starting this is 255 pds!

Good luck to everyone, we can do this!