Hey everyone,
I currently live in the hot hot state of Arizona where my only exercise is running from one air conditioned place to the next. I am married to my best friend and we have 3 kiddos - two out of the nest and one preparing to launch. At age 40 my husband and I noticed two things: we were bored with our careers and we kept gaining weight. So, we went back to school and changed the way we eat. The past 5 years has brought us the joy of degrees, new jobs, and the ups and downs of weight-loss. We began with Atkins and lost much weight the way everyone does, I suppose. However, for us, the high fat part of it did not sit well when we became disengaged and the pounds came back. Since then, I realized if I ate less calories than I expend I stopped gaining weight. After all, calories enter my body through my mouth. Today, I balance my eating habits with what I eat and have learned to pay attention to those things that sabotage my desire to eat right and be healthy. My husband found this great BlackBerry app to help me keep track of calories and now I am here.What wonderful support!
-Julie "MrsRickW" (my wonderful better half set up my account :])