I'm a single mom with one daughter off to her first year in college and her younger sister half-way through her sophomore year in highschool. After 20 years in public relations and marketing, I switched to real estate sales (just before the market collapsed!) It's a challenge, but I have invested 4.5 years in the business and I love what I do.

My weight has been a lifetime issue - chubby kid, chubby teen, slim from 23 to 45 (basically I ate lettuce and more lettuce). Now I'm working my way down from 206 last year to my current 184. My goal is 160 lbs. (I'm 5'7") but might drop that to 150 lbs. My lowest weight was 126 lbs. (people were asking me if I was anorexic.) My best weight was 145 lbs.

I want to lose weight to increase my energy and feel and look less "dowdy." I am going to begin meditating again and I'm very interested in all things having to do with brain plasticity, how we learn and living consciously - present moment awareness.

I stumbled upon this site today and I think it is the best weight loss tool I have seen on the internet. I wish us all a great New Year!