I joined the Discovery Health's challenge. I need to loose a few pounds and it was a great way to network with others in a similar situation.

I have done this before, with poor results. I am a stress eater, and a chocoholic and I love sweets and I don't do well with portion control.

After having 4 kids I weighed 108. I was proud of my figure, but honestly it was to little. 125 would have been a better weight. But when my son got sick I balloned up to 145. We lost a house and I went to 175. When we lost our Ellie, I gained again. I am afraid to look at how much. I think I am still under 200, but I am not really sure.

On top of it all my leg injury never healed. My old boss did not have workers comp and my insuranc ewouldn't pay for it so it sat. I got everything straightened out so I can go in and  I was told I may need surgery to correct it now. I can't use my treadmill, stair stepper or the eliptical machine. So I have to get creative with some excersises.

If anyone else is interested. www.health.discovery.com