Hi everyone. Looks like there is quite a crew joining this challenge. I think it will be fun. I got a new scale for Christmas and broke it in yesterday for my starting weight. I'm still not planning on *really* starting until the 6th since I'm on vacation. But, I have been exercising every day and I've stayed off the caffeine, two big hurdles. I'm going to go with an induction start on the 6th and, at this point, I'm actually looking forward to it. My weigh in did not go well yesterday - I was up 15 pounds from my profile - which I'm actually going to change (groan!). But, this is a new year, and I'm going to jump in with both feet! Best of luck to all of us!

Golflady - thanks so much for keeping the stats - that is really nice of you. My starting weight is 241.6. Oh, the horror. But, I just keep thinking, that is a long way from where I started!