I am a upbeat postive thinking mother of two... I am married to a wonderful supportive man that has been through all of my ups and downs with me. With the pregnancy of my first child I went from 142 UP to 223 AFTER delivery. I worked my butt off (literally) to get back to my original weight of 142. Shortly after reaching my goal weight I found out I was once again pregnant. Scared to death of gaining all the weight back I was really careful with eating and excersize through my second pregnancy. I reached 173 at top weight. I have yet, 8 years later, been able to reach my goal weight again. I have maintained anywhere from 159 - 172. As I am aproaching 30 I have realized I want to make some serious changes. Believe it or not I am actually EXCITED about turning 30! I feel like I finally am becoming confident in my womanhood! LOL! I have been a stay at home mom since the birth of my first child who is now 10. My children will always be my number one but I finally feel like a bit of me would be a positive impact on my chidren. I recently enrolled in college, which I am SOOO excited about! I have taken all the first steps to start some of my major life goals and I plan to follow them through! That is why I am really happy to have found this site!!!