Hello friends and like-minded individuals. I am a 36 year old (oops...make that 37- just had a birthday) female from the midwest US. I have been on my journey since September 3, 2006. I hit as they say "rock bottom" and decided I was the only one that could make me healthy. I have yo-yoed in the past but this is a lifestyle change that I can and will live with the rest of my life. I have to date lost 50# and have about that much more to go. Good to see you all and now I have to figure out how to get my sig and other cool stuff going. See you all around!

Hey mpowers, good to see ya here! and happy 37th b'day! ;)

you've done brilliant with losing 50lbs! Looking forward to seeing you progress! :D

great to see you here mpowers!!

you have done so fantastic 50lbs gone, wow! :D

That is the key, making this process a lifestyle change...and i am confident that those of us who do so will be successful in the long term.

Hello mpowers and welcome to Fit4Life!! :D

WOOOT, 50 pounds is such an awesome accomplishment!!

Oh and *ehum* ...

Happy Belated Birthday to you,
Yes Happy Belated Birthday dear you,
Hope it was the happiest of birthdays mpowers,
and that each day forth brings more happiness too!

Welcome aboard :) and best of luck

Thanks everyone and I did have a great birthday. It is the best I have felt in a while. Looking forward to catching up on all of your journeys too.
Righ you need to get your ticker going. I know if I can do it anyone can.

Good job on the figuring out the ticker. Oh and HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!! Dance Party Hope you had a great day! You have already lost 50lbs that is amazing can't wait to see you lose the rest!!!!!!

Hi mpowers, congrats on losing 50 lbs! Belated Happy Birthday :D Good luck with your journey - you can do this!

Hahaha, I stopped counting birthdays after 21. My kids think I'm 21. In 5 years, I still hope they believe I'm 21. LOL.

Nice to see you here. :)

Thanks for the wishes and the welcome everyone.

Hi mpowers!! congrats on the 50 lbs!!!

Thanks cherry. I was looking at my ticker and realized that I have lost more pounds so far than I have left to go. I am over halfway there. In a way it is very exciting but then I think "darn" I have so much in front of me. I did not meet my mini goal which was to be my Driver's License weight by my birthday (190) but I have a new mini goal to be under 200 by my OB/GYN appointment in July. She will be so surprised.

Hey mpowers I remember that halfway feeling, its great isnt it :)

It looks like a lot still to do, but can you remember when you first signed on and had a 1lb loss on your ticker ? I used to look at folks who had lost 20lbs and go wow that seems so far away, never mind those that had shifted 50+ lbs !

You've done great, you must feel fabulous, you're moving again - I will try to keep up with you :)

Wooo Hooo Welcome and congrats on passing the halfway mark! You are so close to the 1s!!!

Thanks Carl. I do remember that feeling at first looking at over 100# to lose. I have learned not to always look at the big picture but to focus in the moment. It is a total re-learning on my part. Everything in the first 30ish years of my life was wrong.

Thanks too NicC. Actually one day last week I weighed in at 198. I stood there for a minute and did not know what to do, so, I tried 3 more times and every time it read 198. I called my husband over to look to see if I was imagining it but it still stuck. I am going to leave the ticker where it is for now until I am positive I am under 200 but it was very exciting.

I had to kick start and move again because now that you are back in the game you are going to blow right past me. :P

i think you're fabulous. :)

:lol:

we all need a kick start from time to time in this game, we've both been at it for such a while you cant help but lose impetus - so yay for you its great to see :)