Hi! I'm looking for some friends that are into health and fitness! :)

Hi...my name is Julie and I'm a 40 year old stay-at-home mom to my seven great kids.  I was overweight all of my adult life (5'9" and 210 lbs) but the past couple of years I finally did something about it and lost the weight!  Health and nutrition are my hobbies and I really love to exercise.  Now, I'm trying to find a balance so I can maintain my weight loss, I'm a little scared I'll gain it back.  My family is very supportive of me, but I think they get tired of talking about fitness so much (LOL) so I'm glad I found this website.  My friends have not even mentioned my weight loss to me and so I'm looking forward to meeting some people on line that are encouraging and we can support each other!  One of my proudest moments recently happened--my success story is on the collagevideo website.  After so many years of gaining and gaining weight, it just feels good to have an "after" picture.  Looking forward to becoming part of this group! 

Hi Julie and CONGRATULATIONS on getting to the "After" pisture point!!  Looks like you worked hard and deserve the credit due!

I just joined on this site a few days ago to really look at the nutritional value of the foods I eat, and to have a way to track calorie intake on a day-to-day basis.  So far the system seems to be working in that I am able to input foods and quantities and get reasonable nutritional value data back from the site.

Anyway, I guess I should mention that I am not trying to loose weight.  Rather, I am trying to gain muscle mass and decrease body fat percentage.  To this end, I am currently consuming about 2800-3000 calories/day.  To me, this is my "diet."  Along with this comes 4-5 days of weight training and a few cardio bouts during any given week.

I like to excercise too and I find it a great way to relieve stress and to improve my state-of-mind.

So, again, congrats! And, as two new members, maybe we can support each other in our respective goals!  Welcome and thanks for reading!