I am here for the same reason we all are. To lose some weight! I am a 50 year old female that has never had a weight problem before, and this is horrible. I had been a perfect size 7 most of my life except the past 10 years. My weight has gone up and down like a yoyo. I have been married to a wonderful man for 21 years and do not have any children. My self esteem and self confidence has hit rock bottom for the first time in my life and I have developed edema in my lower extremities because of all this weight I have gained which is almost 200 pounds. Today was the first day of my weight loss journey and I know I have to do this or I am going to die because of it. It is horrible feeling the way that I do right now about myself and about life in general. I know that this is going to take discipline and drive, I just pray to God that I have what it takes.