I'm newish. I joined a long time ago and hadn't been back in a year. BUT - I've still been busy in that year. As of this morning I'm 69.5 pounds down. 47.5 left to go.
I am not following a diet, but have changed my lifestyle. I eat whatever I want (including *real* ice cream!!) when I want it but 1. limit my serving size and 2. make sure I *really* want it before I eat it. It's been working really well for me and I think it is something I can upkeep for the long haul.
In addition to my eating, I also exercise regularly. I strive for daily but in reality it ends up being 4-5 times/week. I power walk anywhere from 1.5 - 3.1 (5k) miles. My goal through all of this was to walk/run a 5k. I have my 5k path mapped out and when I have the time (hard to find with a 2 year old) I do the 5k path. When I'm more pressed for time I do 1.5 miles. I'm working on getting my times down and am down to a 15.8 minute mile.
I'm also working on body image. I've found that loving myself as I am really helps me work on my body more. I'm very anti-skinny-girl propaganda and am at a point in my life where I am actually happy with myself. (well... minus my hair - I donated 14 inches and miss it so much!!
)I do have some struggles still - Ice Cream - the one food I can't seem to limit my portion size... motivation - I do run out now and again and need to readjust myself... Coke - I just love the stuff... Even the c2 won't do.
I love to chat on Yahoo IM and would love a buddy or 3 who have similar lifesyles or goals as me.
It's been a lot of hard work - and slow going - but steady... I'm not a scale fiend but do weigh in regularly (somewhat sporatically - I tend to weigh in when I'm feeling thin ). I mostly measure my success by goal clothes. I have goal jeans and shirts I strive to fit into. My first goal jeans... I could barely pull them over my hips - now they can come off without unbuttoning them! Other stuff - I have a 2 year old little boy, Brucie... He's a cutie, but I'm biased.
I have a husband who's anti-weightloss for himself but mostly supportive of me. However, he works with an ex-marine who makes him power walk with him most days at lunch so... maybe he'll change his mind. 
I enjoy dancing, hiking, reading (mysteries, non fiction, chick lit), movies, writing (journalling, forum posts, songs, prose), humor (comedy clubs, sit coms, humorous short stories), chatting
, playing with the kidlet, crafts (candlemaking, soapmaking, paper crafts, journalmaking, country crafts, decorative painting, signmaking), spongebob ( 
I got that one from my son ), homemaking, people, hanging out with friends...I'm a nursing student and mommie full time. I got my CNA license over the summer and am currently job hunting. I used to be a unit sec on the med/surg ward of the local hospital and am hoping to tech on the same ward.
That about sums me up - there isn't much more I can share there.
I hope to find some buddies and look forward to posting here again.
If you're interested in being a YIM buddy, PM me - we can exchange usernames
Time for some
Toodles!
--zannie
(edited to fix spelling)
