Welcome to the Group

Welcome! We would love get to know you, so please tell us a little bit about yourself. You can choose any format you'd like, but most of us here share some or all of the following details:

1. History with weight loss:
2. History with Calorie Count:
3. Reason for joining this group:
4. Some interesting details about yourself, such as your job, your family, your pets and your interests:

And now just go ahead and make that first post!

Hi

My name is Natasha and I'm a Buyer in Aerospace Industry.

My weight problems began in college. I went to college at 120 lb (I'm 5.3  and 25 years old) and returned home after one year at 190. I lost 60 ld in about 4 months and gained another 20 after 6 months in school. 150 was my weight for about 4 years than I gat pregnant and on day of my c-section I was at unbeliavable 221.

My son is 4 months old now and I'm sill at 197. I just have to decrease my weight due to health reasons.

I think that stress of going through divorce 2 months after my baby was born and stress of my job is really plaing a big role in my slow progress of weight loss.

Hey all!  I am a Strategic Procurement Analyst with a leading office furniture manufacturer.  Most of the product I buy comes from overseas.....90% from China, 5% from Taiwan, and 5% from Thailand.  I love my job.  In today's business climate, it has been VERY STRESSFUL, but I love the fact that I'm the only one who does what I do.  (everything else in our company is manufactured and purchased domestically) 

Ok so I've been a member of Calorie Count since late 2007.  In the summer of 2007 we had gone camping and I had taken a ton of pictures of our trip.  When I was going through them, I caught a picture of myself and really saw just how much weight I had gained!  I am 5'6", at the time was 38 yrs old, and I weighed 188)  I decided right then that I had to do something about that weight! 

Between July 2007 and March 2008, I lost 35 pounds....and dropped 5 dress sizes!!  Since then I've been stuck.  I'm not gaining.....but I'm definitely not losing.  SO....I decided to jump back in with both feet and really start watching every calorie again.  My goal (and my doc's goal for me)  is to reach 135 lbs by October. 

I have 4 kids (Ages 17, 15, 13, and 8) that all keep me very busy with activities. (I really have to try NOT to eat fast food) And my hubby is a Baker.  (I really have to try NOT to sample the pies, cakes, cookies, doughnuts.......) I could really use a good group to help me stay motivated!!!!