Hi!
I'm 48 y/o single mum of 2 fantastic kids (well adults really, my daughter is 22, my son 30!. I'm the proud grandma of Pheobe who is the most amazing little girl ever and have another on the way due March 2015. I live and work in the beautiful Lake Macquarie / Newcastle area of NSW, Australia.

It's time to get my weight dealt with once and for all! I've been on every diet known to man,should probably have a degree in nutrition by now- but still am massively overweight. Well, this is it. I can now no longer ignore it as I have health issues that must be addressed.

My weight loss has been a long journey. At my heaviest, I weighed about 180kg for several years. In 2009 I got down to 126kg over about 6 months of extreme dieting with hours of exercise per day. Then could not afford the time or the expensive foods and slipped backward. Got to about 155kg again and went onto Atkins style in 2012. Got myself down to about 135 kg and couldn't stick to the plan and gradually gave up. Gave it a try here and there, but remained about 150kg. Have very gradually lost a few kg since then. Have been bouncing around between 139 - 142 for the last 12 months.

Now I have these health challenges, and I have no choice. I have to take this seriously. So here goes for a fresh start! I'm starting 40 kg lighter than my heaviest weight, so obviously I can do this! :-)