Hi! My name is Rachelle, but Elle for short. I started this journey Feb 2011. Not quite at the new year, but close enough. I did not want to look at it as a new years resolution bc usually those don't last, but rather as a lifelong lifestyle change. I have been overweight most of my life and I felt that now, more than ever, being in a wonderful and loving relationship, having caught a new job, and just getting ready to move one with my life and start a future, was motivation enough to get me started. I would like to have children one day in the next 4-5 years and I want to be a great role model for my children. I want live a long and happy life with them and be able to do things that I wish my parents had done with me. I am ready to get my butt up and start moving!