WifeofPJ, Congrats on your weight loss journey so far!

I am also new to the group. I recently turned 35 and have gone back to hitting my highest weight ever: 235. I was diagnosed with PCOS in my mid-20s. I have been on birth controls pills though since college, since they had found ovarian cysts back then, but I guess it wasn't as common or my doctor didn't know about it at the time. All of a sudden, with no changes in exercise or diet, I found myself in my later 20s weighing 235, when I was usually around 150-160lbs at 5'6". I would say 160 is a healthy weight for me as I do have a fairly muscular physique from playing soccer all my life.

At age 29, I changed careers; however, the final task I had to accomplish to be accepted was to pass a fitness test. I knew I couldn't do it at my current weight so I hired a personal trainer. Through just increasing exercise and changing my eating habits, I was able to get back down to about 158 in less than a year and be accepted to the job I wanted.

Things were going great for awhile; however, after being moved and then going back to working behind a desk 8-5 most days the weight started slowly creeping back up. The difference though is I workout at least 5 days a week, usually 6 or 7. And when I workout out it is usually intense: circuit classes, strength class, spinning, and training with a personal trainer each week. My eating is not out of control, although I know I need to be more consistent with it; however, it is nowhere near as bad as what the scale is showing.

I am now engaged to my original trainer. We plan on getting married early next year and don't plan on waiting too long before trying to conceive, because of our ages (me - 35, him - almost 34) and I know the best chance of me getting pregnant is to lose weight. I have used SparkPeople for years, but I recently learned about others using this site and I like that it takes into account your activity for the day as well. I am hoping it will be the change I need to be more consistent.