Looking for support as is everyone else here. I hate even telling this story but it is what it is ... Seven years ago, I reached 245 lbs. I had been through divorce and my graphic design business eventually failed with the economic downturn following 911. It has been a slow journey. i took a job, left my business behind and began rebuilding my life. I managed to lose down to 175 lbs. Then I fell from a ladder while cleaning my gutters and broke both bones just above my right ankle off. Surgery, two plates and 9 screws later I let my weight creep back up to 190. Physical therapy got me as far as not using a cane but not much more. Within the next three months, the job I had taken after my business failed was gone ... a competitor bought the business and closed our office. Over the age of 50, weighing 190 lbs and walking with a limp. I was scared to death. I started working out while I looked for work. I had always been physically active in my younger life. I did not want that to end. I logged my food religiously. I was unemployed 7 months but in that time I lost 30lbs. And felt the best I had since college! (160 lbs.) The lowest I had been in 20 years. I finally got a job. YEAH! And I fell in love. YEAH! unfortunately I have slacked off my working out (the excuse of no time) and fell back into old eating habits ... I am back up to 180. I feel so ashamed that I can not control myself. I really want to get the weight off for my health. Alzheimer's took my father and his mother. I don't want that to be my future. Not looking to be Barbie just want to know I can get to and maintain around 150.

Hey there Wizbang I am new to this site also! I also feel like I am rebuilding my life - I have always been an active person but a knee injury has left me depressed and eating fatty nasty foods. I hope to find some positive support in this blog and am also starting the Jillian Michael's Body Revolution on Monday! I am very excited to get moving again. I wish you the best of luck and I agree I don't want to look like Barbie either - just her well toned and happy cousin!!!! Haha!!

Hi Wizbang. I am new here as well. You and I are around the same weight and are looking to get to the same goal weight, so maybe we will be able to support each other

And Keev, I laughed because I agree with you on looking like barbies well toned and happy cousin lol

Thanks for the welcome. As they say ... It took time to put on the weight. It will take some time to take it off. We will get there just need to be patient!