[JEO1982]

I am starting this thread for those of us who were/are in the "Race to 199" and have hit that magically ONEderland state and want to continue on reaching for lower weights, or anyone who wants to obtain a goal under 180. Anyone is free to join me.

Someone in the other thread made a comment that pretty soon it was going to be the "Race to 189" and I thought that was a good idea, but I made it a little lower so we had something more to work at.

I'll start with a little bio about myself:

My name in Jenn and I'm a 22 year old administrative assistant who hates being bored at work all the time , I started my weight loss journey (again) in March 2004 at 220.5 and am currently at 195.75. This time I will succeed, because I have changed my attitude towards this and changed my life... I haven't gone on a diet, I just eat healthier now... Exercise isn't torture, it is part of my everyday life. I actually like to go to the gym, I have opened up alot (due largely to the Paxil my doc put me on), and I have the best boyfriend ever, who is sooo supportive in everyway, but sooo skinny he'd never understand it really Which is why I come here to get and give support to people who fully understand the pain of being "the fat kid"...

So this is me, and if you'd like to join me, tell me a little bit about yourself

[LynneA]

Great idea Jenn!

I'm Lynne, 30 year old housewife living in Tennessee. I'm married to a great guy, no kids but I am mum to 2 dogs, 1 cat and 20 baby chickens . I like to garden, walk and cook. I started to change my lifestyle mid April 2004 after having packed on the lbs through bad diet and no exercise. I was getting depressed with how I looked and decided I had to do something about it. Like Jenn I'm not on a diet, I changed how I eat and introduced exercise into my daily life. I was 207 lbs when I started and am at 193 now. My goal is 140, I know this will take time and I'm ready for that.

[JEO1982]

Welcome Lynne! It's good to see a familiar name! I'm hoping that a least a few more people will join us here.... So all of y'all out there lurking...Come join us!