[GumbieCat]

My name is Cat I am 31 years old...wife to Josh (11 years now)...mom to Chloe (8), Brandon (6), Gunnar (4) and Lillian (20months)...I need to lose weight for the same reason most do...I want to be healthy...and I want to be around for a long long time...Also, I recently discovered that I have lost 2 inches...and not a good 2 inches like from my butt or gut or something...I have lost 2 inches in my HEIGHT! This bothers me greatly since, for as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to be 6 feet tall...I stopped growing at 5'8" though...and recently measured at 5'6"!!! That is unacceptable! LOL So, my goals are to go from my current weight of 228lbs down to 145lbs...and to get my 2 inches back! Also, I would like to be able to wear heals again I absolutely cannot wear them right now...beyond painful. So, to recap...I want to lose about 83lbs ...regain my 2 inches and be able to wear at least a 2" heal...my husband is 6'5" and I used to wear at least 2" heals all the time when we first got together...it would be nice to do that again... Thanks for this website I have been reading for over an hour now...and I am very inspired...I cannot wait to lose the weight!

Oh...forgot to mention the other reason I need to lose weight...my friend may be moving to Hawaii and I will be going to visit...have to get bathing suit ready!!! LOL

[evylou]

My name is Evelyn and I'm a grandmother from south Florida. I need to lose weight for mainly health reasons. I lost a lot with WW about 22 years ago and kept it off for over 10 years. It has gradually sneaked back on and I'm determined to get it off. I work as an office admin, have a wonderful boss and great co-workers, but there is always lots of candy and treats around. Hubby travels with his work and is gone for weeks at a time which makes dieting somewhat easier. When he's home he cooks, and has been cooking CORE since I went back into WW. I've been back in WW for almost three weeks and so far, so good.

[Stinger]

Welcome ladies. Sometimes I wonder if the inches we lose on our height just falls to our stomachs. LOL Sounds good to me. I always wanted to be tall so if you figure out how to get back those two inches please share your secret. As far as the extra inches on your waist there are alot of ideas on this website that can help you with that. Shame on those co-workers for having all that yummy stuff around. The nice thing is that pretty soon when they see how you are staying healthy some may follow suit. You are setting a good example by not eating all that junk and doing yourself a favor in the long run.