Hi! I am 32 and have been at minimum "chunky" throughout life. I have tried before to lose weight and have lost up to 30 pounds at various times but have never made the mental change necessary for the lifestyle change. At this point I am by far at my heaviest and know I am headed down a bad road if I do not stop trying and get busy making this change. I had my thyroid removed due to papillary thyroid cancer in 2009 and realize that I may have to do twice as much for each pound but I'm up for it!!!

Soooooo, my funny inspirational slogan for leg one of this journey is, "time to suck it up instead of sucking it in," ha.