Hi I'm Amy, I'm 35, single and I live by myself.   I have a great boyfriend and a wonderful job in the tech industry.  For the first time in my life I'm at a point where I'm ready to take control of my body.  

On 8/29/09  I got a phone call that my dad was really sick, complications from swine flu because he didn't take care of himself and was really overweight.  That's not gonna be me.  

When I started on 8/29 I weighed 244 lbs, my longterm goal is 140 lbs a total of 104 pounds.  At 140 I will be at a healthy weight, not classified as morbidly obese, obese or even overweight.  Healthy.  

I'm giving myself a little over 2 years to accomplish this feat with my goal date on 10/17/11.  That will be my 37th birthday, now that will be a party.