I am a SAHM in Austin. Three "grown" sons and one daughter in college (UT--Hook 'Em!), a wonderful mutt fur baby. Middle son and DIL have provided me with three grandbabies, and it is a great joy being a gram! I like to garden, knit, crochet, sew, swim, read, play cards, watch documentaries, take courses. I am sick to death of cooking after all these years, but I do it constantly because...big family, hubby with elevated blood sugar at times, all trying to eat healthier.

I actually started this weight loss effort when I weighed 235, but I was using a different app. It's been a slow trek with starts and stops, gains and losses, but the trend has been downward, for which I am grateful.

I am kind of a loner. I like my solitude. I have my one person, my husband, and we are very close. I've always been an emotional eater, so I'm working on that. At 61, my body is breaking down...very bad back, all kinds of problems that cause other problems. I try to stay positive, and for the most part I'm very cheery. That's kind of me in a nutshell, literally.