Laurel Lu

I'm tall (5'9) and was always slender and active growing up. But in middle school and high school (though I was still active in sports) I struggled with Anorexia, so I was thinner than ever before. I was never overweight until I started my first job 4 years a go...and gained almost 60 lbs. I have been yo-yoing (plus or minus 20 lbs) ever since.

Over the summer of 2008, I joined fat secret and lost about 20 lbs and started feeling much better about my body than I have in a long time. But after I started my new job in the fall, my weightloss slowed down, and then I gained some of it back. Now I'm laid off, newly married and have renewed my efforts in the hopes that taking control of my health will help set a better future for me and my wonderful husband.

I am motivated to have a healthy relationship with food and my body. I want to be beautiful and confident...but most of all, HEALTHY AND HAPPY! :)

I would like to weigh 135-150 lbs (depends how I look at the weight, because I have not really ever been at a healthy weight as an adult). I want to work out 3-5 times a week (incorporating yoga and pilates) and I want to make healthy habits with my fiance that will support us throughout the rest of our lives together.

I'm currently doing weight watchers, though I'm not attending meetings. And yes, this works for me (I've done ww before, so I get the gist, and I find that the online support here and with my family and friends is enough to work for me).