I am 39 years old. I have been happily married for the past 19 years. I have one beautiful son. Life for us the past two years has been harsh. My son's leukemia came back after nearly 7 years in remission..so our routine lifestyle became all but routine. Honestly it has been a living nightmare but we are a very strong family and nothing can keep us down. My son is expected to finish chemotherapy in December 2010. He is doing well!!

My husband and I changed our eating habits and lifestyle on June 17, 2010. We began walking on our treadmill each day. Starting with a mile a day EVERYDAY....and slowly working our way up to 2/3/4 miles a day. It has been wonderful doing this together and our hard work has paid off. I found FatSecret in September and have found it to be very helpful and inspirational.

My start weight back in June was 240lbs. This is the most I have ever weighed. My current weight in November is 200lbs. My goal is to take off another 30lbs then work on toning and sculpting. At this point in my lifestyle change the weight doesn't come off as fast BUT I do notice it when I measure!! I also incorporated weights and turbo jam into my routine and can see and feel the muscles develop. I am on a steady pace of loosing 1-1 1/2 lbs a week. I am very happy with the results so far...and we have continued to maintain healthy eating habits.