It seems like I have been on a perpetual journey to lose weight, pretty much since the fifth grade. There was that one month or so when I was a size 8 and weighed 140 pounds (I'm 5'9"), but it was short lived, as it was the result of devestation over a mean boy who broke my heart. Otherwise I have fought the fight, usually weighing between 155 and 170. I got engaged last February and was at my highest weight in several years. I started a diet in April (joining Weight Watchers at work) and I was at 173. I lost about 20 pounds over the next few months, a combination of WW, South Beach, and renovating a house (you'd be surprised how much of a work out laying tile was!). When I got married in October, I was 153 and felt comfortable and happy in my body. Since then, I've enjoyed being married and having the house finished and I've crept back up to 170. Over the last month or so, I've tried to eat better and work out more, to little success. I haven't really gained any weight, but I haven't lost any either. I've decided the accountability of keeping this blog may be what I need to be successful. Things always seem to work better when they're written down (and when there's a possibility that someone may actually be checking up to see the progress). My plan is start really making an effort to eat healthy and work out. I want to do this the right way, not through completely cutting out carbs or starving myself. I'm going to go with the WW concept (maybe not tracking points, but doing right portions) and try to eat healthy carbs in conjunction with that. I'll plan on keeping my food and workout journal in my blog. I'd like to lose 25 pounds, but more important than the number, I want to feel good again. I want to be and feel healthy. The number's just one part of that.