It's time!  I'm 40 years old...almost 41...and it's time to get off my butt and do something about my weight and my health.  I have always been the fat girl in the crowd that everyone loved but I hated myself for a very long time.  I used all kinds of excuses to eat what I wanted when I wanted.  I have dieted in the past and lost 20 lbs here and 30 lbs there to always find them again later on down the road with a few extra friends.  I think the last time I had a significant weightloss was almost 20 years ago when I dieted and got down to a size 18.  After having another child and as of 2007 I had balooned to a whopping 294 lbs and a size 26W.  I hated myself.  I ate whatever I wanted whenever I wanted.  Since May, 2007 I have gone from 294 to 251...as of today 2/22.  I have much hard work left to do but have been so motivated by this site that I know I'll make it.   I feel so much better every time I look in the mirror and I can't wait till this summer.  It's such a wonderful feeling.   The ticker shows 2008 weightloss only.