[JoniP]

Hi! My name is Joni and I am 29. I live in SC with my wonderful husband. I found this site about 6 months ago and have been reading it on and off since then. Here is my story...
I was always semi-chubby, even as a child. My lowest weight in high school was around 140. I never ate right but was able to keep my weight under control because I was in marching band (yes, I'm a "band nerd" but hey, marching is good exercise) When I graduated high school I was around 170 lbs, I think. Then came college and the weight PILED on, I didn't finish college but by the time I left I had gained around 30 lbs maybe more. After college I just completely let myself go...my highest weight was 230 in 2000. I started a very physical job in 2000 and in a year lost 20 lbs, I never changed the way I ate but the work took the weight off. In March 2003 I met my husband Chris, I weighed 215 then and he loved me anyway! In April of 2004, 3 months before our wedding, I decided that I wanted to go on a diet, and for the first time ever I actually stuck to it. I started out doing low-carb and on our wedding day I weighed 170. It's been almost 3 years since our wedding day and I now weigh 129. I am no longer low-carb (I discovered that I love fruit too much to be able to give it up) I now count my calories. I still would like to lose 9 lbs, but they won't move Sorry for the lenghty intro, but that's me in a nutshell. I always enjoy reading all of your posts and hope to make some new friends. Thanks for reading!

[bargoo]

How tall are you? Depending how tall you are will dictate how much you should weigh. You could be as short as 4'10'' up to 5'5'' for 120 pounds.