After many years of thinking that there would never be children in my life we had a beautiful healthy baby boy.  As an older parent my goals are different and I am able to be a stay at home mom.  I would love to try for another but know that I MUST get some weight off before another attempt.  I also must get some off to stay around to see him grow up.  I basically need to loose half of me.  I have struggled with my weight all of my life and now is no different however my motivation is much better.  I hope to inspire and get inspired by all who come here for we all have the same dream - a healthy weight.

As of 2/14/08 I have a cholesterol level of 150 (YAY!!!) with and HDL of 36 which is a personal best for me.  My weight is at 220 which is lower than it's been in at least 8 years.  My mini goal is 175 by June 1st.  My BMI has already come down over 2 points.