Hi. I'm Nicole. I'm turning 40 in about a month. I'm currently home alone ( with kids all day) and I'm going a bit batty trying to stick to a program. I most recently tried the Atkins approach, but as my family are all toothpicks, I am just flat tired of giving in to temptation and messing up my "ketosis"... not that I ever got there.

I am here, hoping to make some kindred spirits and maybe find a kick in the butt to get moving. Calorie counting with myfitnesspal.com, I managed to lose about 40 pounds two years ago (my avatar photo was the inspiration for that) and since I've been unemployed I have managed to gain 30 Back. It's not helping my confidence at interviews and it's definitely turning me into a hermit.

I suppose I could go on all day about me but right now it's depressing!

I will attach my inspiration photo... i know i will never be 21 again but I know I can be that weight.

Waht a great way to inspire yourself. I shoudl give it a try & stick a pic of myself on the fridge so I see it everytime I am tempted to eat something bad!! Good luck with your weight loss goals

Hi Nicole! You've done it before so you can definitely do it again! Glad to have you here! Good luck!

Thank you Snoooze and Jacqui! I love your BMI mini Goal Jacqui! I remember when I hit "overweight" instead of Obese the last time... that felt great! Of course I didn't notice passing it by on the way up!