I am a middle aged woman. My parents live with me due to a tornado that destroyed my house Dec. 26, 2015. I had not lived there for years since I have been working elsewhere since 2008. I had done well on Spark People in the past and got below 250 for the first time in years. Then I decided to return to university while working full time. Six years and three degrees later I am back over 310. It is time to head the other way and lose the weight again. I enjoy life and people and am looking forward to a new beginning and opportunities my degrees can open up for me. I want to return to the DFW area of Texas and either rebuild my home or buy another. I am looking forward to meeting new people and challenges in my life and to making myself less of a "homebody" than I have been in the last six years. I love riding motorcycles and bought a new-to-me Harley Davidson Fat Boy back in February. Now that the rainy season has passed I hope to be riding! I also love playing video games although I am not good at them. I am currently playing Destiny on the PS4 most of the time although I do have a PS3, XBox 360, and a few games on my laptop. It is mostly the PS4 right now though. I like the social aspects of Destiny and ESO. It helps make the games a great experience.

Below 300 lbs. by 07/31/08 -- complete At/Below 290 lbs. by 02/28/09 -- complete 289.4 At/Below 280 by 3/31/09 - complete 245 Reboot: Current: 311 Below 300 by 01/01/2017 (and stay below through the holidays!) Restart Goals: CW 255 Below 250 by 08/31/2011 Ongoing Goal: To come in and update goals once I hit a mark and set the next goal!

Basically I am tracking my food intake. I find that this is one of the best ways to keep on track for loosing weight. I hope to get feeling better where I can begin exercising without hurting so much. I quit after gaining this weight. Right now just walking aggravates my lower back, knees and hips that it is sometimes difficult to get up from a chair or bed after a good walk or being on my feet for some time....I need to find a pool!

I was born and raised in sunny southern California. I grew up in a very small town in the Mojave desert named Trona. I played at college in Bakersfield right after HS then moved to Mobile, Al. After about eight years there I ended up in Texas and have been here ever since.

I love to read. I enjoy camping when I feel good, usually in the spring and fall when it's not too hot. I like playing games on the computer and consoles. Usually on the PS4 but I also have a PS3 and XBox 360. I love animals and tend toward exotic pets when I can have them (namely chinchillas and hedgehogs right now). I also have a dog and cat. I'm pretty shy face to face but once I get to know someone and get comfortable I open up. Renaissance festivals are a blast and I've worked several over the years.

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