Hi!

I've been lurking here for a couple months & finally decided to join. All of your stories, advice & especially the before & after pics are so inspiring- I've been reading the posts here every morning to keep myself motivated. Seeing many of you losing 100+ lbs really puts the 30 lbs that I want to lose in a different perspective!

About my weight loss issues-
I never really struggled with my weight, I was always pretty thin until I had my 1st child. I gained a whopping 60lbs due to my own overeating and laziness during my pregnancy & didn't lose any of it, even breastfeeding. When we wanted to have another baby I decided to drop some weight so I wouldn't start another pregnancy so heavy. I managed to lose 30lbs in 3 months pretty easily, just eating a lot of salad and working out at home. I looked good after the birth of my 2nd baby, I weighed around 155lbs, but over the last 9 yrs the weight has crept back on and I'm finding it much more difficult to lose.
My body seems to be fighting to stay 180 lbs!
Around Halloween I put batteries in my scale (I hadn't weighed myself in over a year) and found out I was up to 183- my highest weight & what I weighed when I was 9mos pregnant!
Since then I've been counting calories and trying to stay within a range of 1200-1500 a day, but I haven't been working out like I should.
I've lost 11lbs & now weigh 172.
I've decided 2008 is going to be my year to lose all of it & get back down to somewhere around 145.. 135 would be nice, but I'm not sure if it's a realistic goal.

About me-
I'm a sahm in GA, I've been happily married to my highschool sweetheart for 13 yrs & we have 2 kids. I read a lot, like to go camping & the outdoors in general, hang out/entertain w/ friends, hate housework & play Oblivion when my dh or son aren't hogging the xbox.