Welcome Emily!!! My oldest daughter is named Emily!!! I love your title, "goddess in the making." Best of luck to you.......with your wedding in the near future.......you will be looking at several dress alterations........make friends with a seamstress

Welcome Emily, my DD is also Emily! She's petite in size and BIG in attitude! Glad you are joining in and not just lurking ....we need all those lurkers to give us a shout out!!!!! Good luck.

....but not to LAWL. I joined in July 2006 but then became pregnant so had to take a leave from the program. We lost the baby in October at 12 weeks, but I had followed a modified LA plan during that time and gained only 4 lbs in the first trimester. I went back immediately and got right back on the program. So far, I've lost 20 lbs (hit that goal today! ) and have 24 more to hit my first milestone goal. I'll reassess from there. In 1999, I lost 60 lbs and maintained until a pregnancy in 2002, so I know I can do it!

I'm married to a wonderfully supportive, fit and trim man who is introducing me to the world of exercise . I'm hoping to really embrace that part of the lifestyle change too ... but have just started with it.

I'm really looking forward to getting good tips and hints here!

Welcome Sandy!

Sandy.........glad you are here I am sorry for your loss. I know how heartbreaking losing a baby is. My cousin hand wrote me the most beautiful card when I lost one of my babies :

An Angel in the book of life,
Wrote down our baby's birth,
And whispered as she closed the book,
Too Beatiful for earth. anon

I hope that doesn't make you sad. It gave me peace. This is a wonderful group of supportive women.....use this forum as your new support, not just for weight loss, but for good friends. Best of luck to you.

Hello,
I'm new to LAWL and have been reading these posts for a week or so. Because of all the awesome support you give to each other, I decided to join. To tell you a little about myself: I'm 33 years old, married 13 yrs to a wonderful man who supports me on anything including adopting this healthier lifestyle. One daughter soon to be 13 We also have a dog who thinks he's human I joined LAWL because I'm tired of being overweight. I needed to be accountable and @ the WI I am!!!. I live in upstate NY. We get LOTS and LOTS of SNOW!!!! I hate the cold but DH and DD both like the snow, including the dog, so I'm outnumbered. So I'm here braceing for the winter. I hope though that loosing some weight will get me out there enjoying some activities this winter.Well that's all for now. I'll be posting soon and I want to thank all of you for the awesome encouragement I've received on my weight loss journey so far. to you all.

SW250/GW140

Welcome to out group! Join us in the friends forum! We look forward to posting with you!

Welcome Shrinkinggirl!

welcome!!

My name is Kelli and I'm 39, 40 next month I have been married for 16 years this Feb. to a very supportive man. We have two boys 13 and 10, one dog and three cats. I am a stay at home Mom and I love silversmithing and glass bead making. My hubby is in the AirForce so we move often. I also posted on the December thread to say hello. I'm glad to have found the LAWL threads. I joined yesterday. I'm doing LA express. I hope they put me on a program friday when I go in. I need more than juice, greens, water and meat.
Glad to be here
Kelli

Welcome Kelli!! Come join us in the Losers and Friends forum!

Welcome Kelli!

Hello
This must be the intro place. I am 30 yrs old (and holding for the rest of my life, he he!) and live in MN, brrrrrr! I have already completed LAWL one time, and in need for a re-charge. I have been lurking around the boards for awhile and am so thankful to have found them. Wish I would have known about this the first time around. I had so many questions and recieved so many different answers at the COD. Currently I am doing this on my own, not sure if I will go back to the COD. I did get a "lifetime subscription" that was something they offered when I first enrolled a few years ago. I think I would need to pay $49 to go back in, but thought I would try it on my own, especially after finding this.
My reason for "coming back" is we are going to start trying to get pregnant in about a year. I want to do all I can to be as healthy as possible for pregnancy. I am not sure what my weight is but I could stand to lose 15-20 Lbs. I will weight myself tomorrow and post my signature. I look forward to getting to know you all and learning from your experiences!

Welcome firmmeup! I am in MN also! I look forward to posting with you!

Hey everyone!

My name is Megan and I just joined the boards today. It's my second day of the LAWL program, and I'm hoping this is the Last Plan EVARRR that I'll need. I went into the COD today at lunch and found I was already down a pound, hooray! My next visit there will be Wednesday.

About me: I'm 35, mom of 2, the kids and I live with my boyfriend (that sounds SO high schoolish, heh), and I test software for a living, hence the weight problem, as I almost never leave my desk. I've battled weight my entire life and have yo-yo'ed more than I can remember. I've tried everything that a person can do on their own, so now I'm giving this a whirl. I'm in it for the long haul, so wish me luck!

(oh, and just FYI, the username is short for Harley Davidson Squirrel, a biker chick nickname I earned awhile back.)

Can't wait to lose with all of you!!