Like most people here, I've worried about weight my whole life. Did WW after my 1st child (17 years ago!) and did OK. After children #3 & #4 (youngest dd is 11 yrs) it all went to heck. Tried Atkins, loved squirting whipped cream into my mouth and eating macadamia nuts, but what kind of diet is that really? Did the HMR medically supervised shake/ replacement meals 5 years ago and lost 100 lbs. from Sept to March. Wow! I looked pretty good and got down to a size 16 pants and was proud of myself. But I couldn't keep up with the maintenance after a Disney World family vacation followed immediately by the unexpected death of my father. I just kept missing the maintenance meetings and of course, stopped maintaining and started gaining it all right back and some extra besides. (Why is that??) So, I've spent the last 5 years refusing to lose weight because I didn't want to deprive myself of the bits of happiness I got from the sweets I eat regularly. My DH and 3 DS play sports and work off the food they eat. But I'm noticing my DD is wanting to bake more and heads for the sweets first. I need to make sure I set a better example so she doesn't end up like me, and my mother, and my grandmother... As I am an emotional eater, I am also going to be joining a support group run through my HMO. I love to be on the computer and make friends to help encourage me. So, if you'd like to buddy up, let me know.