I saw a clip on the Today show on metabolisms and realized I should try loosing weight by counting calories. I have never counted calories before because I thought it would be to much work. This website makes it easy! 

I am 25 years old and I am a proud mother of two little boys currently 5 years old and 2 years old. What made me decide to start to lose weight was in April I was pregnant with my 3 child when I had a devistating misscarriage and when I started functoning my doctor told me before I try again to have another child I should really think about loseing weight for mine and the future baby's sake. My husband also decided this time to work on loosing weight too (which is a great help).

I have been overweight as far as I can remember. In middle school they would do the physical fitness test which includes a weigh in and I was always on the heavy side compared to my friends. In High School I dealt with severe depression and gain weight from lack of excerise and medications I was put on ever since I have been slowly gaining weight.

I used to think it wasn't fair that I couldn't eat whatever I wanted and keep off weight like my sister and some of my friends but I know if I want to be healthy for myself and my children I can't be so negitive but think about learning to eat healthy and teach my kids how to eat healthy so they won't have to worry about weight like I have. I worry constantly that my kids are going to be overweight like me and I don't wish that on anybody.

I have tried many diets in the past but I feel like I am taking on this challenge in a different way where when I mess up (by eating something I shouldn't) I am not so hard on myself, I just say oh well and start trying again at that moment I realize I am getting off track.

I am an emotional eater which is going to be a hard habit to break but I need to work on it and hopefully overcome my emotional eating. Any tips anyone wants to pass along I would be greatful for.  I have been dieting since the begining of May 2006 and as of Today July 18,2006 I have lost 22 lbs. and I am excited about working on my goal and loosing even more weight so hopefully I will become a person at a healthy weight for my size body.