Hi all! I'm Reva and I'm a mom to three. (well, one is in waiting on me in Heaven, but obviously I still count him). Anyway, I took a good long look at myself this weekend and decided that *something* has to be done! It's not so much that I want to lose so I can look "good"-right now I'm all about getting healthy for myself and my kids. I want to be around long enough to enjoy my grandkids. I have fibromyalgia, and it's so hard to even move sometimes! Maybe it will still be that way when I lose weight, but I owe it to myself to see.

I look forward to getting to know you all!

Hi there, im fairly new too but so far this site has kept me motivated through the day! Welcome and good luck!

Hi chewysmom ... tell us a little about what you think you'll be doing and then we can make suggestions and steer you to some good threads.

I really like Jorge Cruise's approach-I started today! I'm so excited!! That probably sounds silly, as I've *never* been excited about losing weight before. But something's different this time. It just feels real this time.

Anyway, I've read Jorge's 8 minutes in the mornings for real shapes, real sizes. I'm starting there, b/c as I mentioned earlier I have fibromyalgia and it's just HARD to exercise. (sounds like an excuse I know, but the pain is all too real.) So I love his gentle approach to exercise.

I had to adjust my ticker. I've been w/o a scale for weeks now, but I bought one today. Boy was I surprised when I got on it-I'm 4 lbs heavier than I thought!

There are lots of very supportive threads about Jorge Cruise, have you been able to find them?