I am 5'8- 5'9". People like to ask that for reference, so lets get that out of the way. :) Obese, hilarious (to myself at least- which is all the matters), pretty, nosy, somewhat smart. Goal is to be healthy because I dream of retiring every day of my life and though I am only 50- need to be able to enjoy at least a few years of not working by having the health and mobility to do so. Highest weight 296 pounds- size 22/24. Lowest weight 175ish- size 8/10 and once on rare occasion, a 6 actually buttoned and zipped- though I couldn't breathe. Happily married for nearly 20 years- 2 kids- 2 dogs. Hate being fat as much as I love to eat. It's tricky. CICO works- simple- but not easy for me. I love a good pen, spiral notebook, planners and charts, coffee, a clean house. I hate attention seeking posts and attention seeking people and so many other things that I can't even fit it in the bio. Hope to one day just eat an appropriate amount without even having to think about it. Started terzepatide/Zepbound injections on 1/24 as well as levothyroxine to get my thyroid fixed up. My hope to "just eat an appropriate amount without even having to think about it" is a dream that has come true for me with this medication. It may be the easy way out or cheating to some and I am perfectly fine with that. I don't think I deserve a lot of praise for pounds lost because I literally have way less interest in food and able to eat in a deficit without much of a struggle. But it is the best decision for me and I hope it continues to work as I need it to and that I am able to make better food choices when I am done taking it. 2024 is shaping up to be the best year I have had in ages and I praise God for that. *Off the medication. It jumpstarted the 40 pound loss but I don't want to pay for it anymore and I feel better not taking it. Relieved to know that it is an option in the future. Plan is to not regain and to continue a slow but steady loss of fat while I rebuild my muscle.