I was a stay at home mom for 18 years. I rejoined the workforce in the fall of 2010 at a child care center and loved working with the infants and toddlers. While I was at that center I lost 26 pounds (going from 210 to 184). Unfortunately, the center closed unexpectedly in April of 2011. I did find another job in child care in May 2011, unfortunately this job is not as conducive to losing weight and I actually gained 57 pounds (YIKES!) I am now going against center policy and NOT eating the food that is provided. I had to make a decision between following center policy and my health--my health won that debate. So, I am back to Livestrong and am going to get (and KEEP) this weight off once and for all. We are a blended family of 8 with children in ages from 8 to 21. My younger daughter is with her father every other week and my stepchildren are only here when the mood strikes them. My older daughter stays with us. We have one child together that is always here and he keeps us busy. I managed to get my DH (dear husband) to join as well (DonF6). It is a great help to have a DH that is trying to lose weight at the same time as you are. He doesn't have as much to lose, but I do think that it is harder on him to keep to a program than it is for me so it equals out in the end. GOALS: HW: 264 January 6, 2010 SW: 241 March 19, 2012 Mini Goal: 229 (5% of SW lost!) April 3, 2012 Mini Goal: 217 (10% of SW lost!) April 29, 2012 Spring into a Slimmer Summer Goal: 209 CW: 207.4 May 22, 2012 Mini Goal: 205 (15% of SW lost!) Mini Goal: 193 (20% of SW lost!) Mini Goal: 181 (25% of SW lost!) Mini Goal: 169 (30% of SW lost!) Mini Goal: 157 (35% of SW lost!) GW: 145 (40% of SW lost!) Suggested goal by Dr: 130 My "official" weigh-in day for my personal goals is Monday. I have joined different groups and challenges that have weigh-in days on different days in hopes of keeping myself on track. NEW CHALLENGES: Spring into a Slimmer Summer: SW: 239 Challenge Goal: 209 Week 1: 233.8 Week 2: 228.8 Week 3: 225.4 Week 4: 220.2 Week 5: 218.4 Week 6: 216.2 Week 7: 213.6 Week 8: 211 Week 9: 207.4 Week 10: Week 11: Week 12: Week 13: I am keeping my old goals on here as a reminder that I can do this. Old Challenges Biggest Loser Challenge 1/12/2010 to 5/25/2010: SW 261.6 SWTC 1/12 259 EWTC 5/25 215 Mother's Day 100 Day Challenge 2010 SW:258 Goal: 230 Adjusted goal: 220 End of Challenge: 216.8 Jackson's Challenge SW January 11, 2010: 261 February 1, 2010: 249 March 1, 2010: 238 April 1, 2010: 227 May 1, 2010: 216.4 June 1, 2010: 210.4 July 1, 2010: 205 August 1, 2010: 207.4 September 1, 2010: 206 October 1, 2010: 206 November 1, 2010: 210 December 1,2010: 199 January 1, 2011: January 11, 2011: Goal January 11, 2011: 161 Monthly Goals: January -10 pounds..........Actual loss: 12 pounds February -10 pounds.........Actual loss: 11 pounds March -10 pounds............Actual loss: 11 pounds April -9 pounds.............Actual loss: 10.6 pounds May -9 pounds...............Actual loss: 6 pounds June -9 pounds..............Actual loss: 5.4 pounds July -8 pounds..............Actual gain: +2.4 pounds August -8 pounds............Actual loss: 1.4 pounds September -8 pounds.........Actual loss: 0 pounds October -7 pounds...........Actual loss: +4 pounds November -7 pounds..........Actual loss: 11 pounds December -5 pounds..........Actual loss:

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