Greetings from Arkansas

Hello Ladies,
I am Amy from Mabelvale, Arkansas. I am so happy to be here where I have so much in common with women I do not even know. I am 53 years old and to get right to the point of the matter I am 5' 4 and weigh 196. I have been yo-yoing with my weight since I was 29 years old. When I married my first husband in 75" I weighed 109 lbs. (I did not realize then how little I was, because I was always teased about having a big bootie, come on, how big of a bootie can a 109 pounder have?) Anyway I got pregnant 3 years after we married and I gained 50 lbs. I lost that 50 lbs. within 7 months and became pregnant again. ( my boys are 15 months apart and I would not have had it any other way) Anyway less than 4 years later I was down to 113 lbs.(Even then I would not buy me a bathing suit because I thought I was fat) Ha!! If I could only see myself then. Anyways ever since then I have gained and lost and gained and lost. So here I am again. I was down to 191 for just one day before the holidays hit and now I gained 5 lbs. back. I was suppose to get back on the wagon today, but I did not. Anyway my goal is to lose 50 lbs. I want to lose a pound a week. It seems to stay off longer than if I crash and lose a whole lot real fast. LOL, not that I could lose it real fast if I wanted to. I am glad to be on this blog because it will make me more aware of what I am putting in my mouth daily if I have someone to answer to or if know someone is watching. My downfall is water!!!! I am not much of a drinker. The only time I drink anything is with a meal. Then that is either tea or milk. I am not much on carbonated drinks, though I do drink them when we go out to eat. Well, I guess this is all about me for now. Thanks Robyn for creating this blog and thanks and good luck to my fellow Cricut sisters who are all on the same mission.