Hi, I'm a 63 year old widow, my husband died 6 yrs ago. I have three children and four grandchildren. All my life I have felt fat or thought I was fat even when I only weighed 110 pounds and was in a size 7.I don't know why, maybe its because my brother use to call me porky pig. I first gained all my weight with my first pregnancy. Lost it after my last child was born. However when I looked in the mirror I still saw this fat person and didn't realize it until I had gained all the weight back. I have been trying to get it back off for the past 20 years. I feel that I have been blessed with my health. With being 45 pounds overweight and not having high cholesterol,no high blood pressure,not a diabetic. My heart is good as far as I know. However because of my weight I have knee problems. I cannot walk as much as I would like to or do other exercise activities that I enjoy. My energy level is not as good as it should be. Two weeks ago I decided that I'm tired of TRYING to loose weight. This time I'm DOING IT once and for all! I want to live the rest of my life to the best of my ability and that means not being 45 pounds overweight. My new attitude has brought me to this website and I'm looking forward to reading other information about others on this website to share about their weight loss trials, tribulations and especially their successes! I will support all of you in the best way that I can in sharing of myself concerning weight loss with you. Thank you for reading this and best of luck to you.