De-lurking and getting serious

Hello all! I've been a member of mfp for awhile and love both the nutritional tools and the forums. I am 25, live in VA, and finally feel that I am ready to buckle down and commit to a lifestyle change. I figure I spent the first quarter of my life doing whatever I want so now it is time to be smart and make sure I actually MAKE it to 100 years. I started on the Sonoma diet plan (old, not new) on 6/10/13 with a 4-6 day/week moderate exercise plan and have lost 8 lbs so far. I've previously written a post in response to someone else here about what exactly the Sonoma diet is to me and why I support it, but suffice to say I am a big believer in individualized choices and doing what is best for YOU, and I know Sonoma works for me.

As far as activity on mfp, like I said, I really like the forums and respond to threads when I feel I have something valuable to add. Honestly I won't really update my food diary because almost a decade of being aware of the nutritional value of pretty much everything edible has made me able to easily keep fairly accurate track in my head of my daily intake, so don't look for that. I will happily friend anyone but apologies in advance if I am not messaging you every day with motivation and encouragement. I wouldn't expect anyone to take time out of their busy days to do that for me!

I think that is about it for now.....I know I need to go update my profile with some info about myself but I'll get around to it ; )