Hi everyone. My name is Melissa. I am a 26 yr old married mother of two, Casey (6) and Katy who will be 1 on the 17th. I have been an elementary school cook for 4 yrs now and before that served 4 yrs in the Army. Since I've had my kids, my weight has been an issue....I was 144 lbs when i became pregnant with my son and gained 66 lbs with him....I eventually got down to 160 before starting my job as a cook and ended up gaining 35 lbs in the past 4 yrs on top of the weight gain from my second pregnancy..I am now currently at 236lbs and am 5'4. My long term goal is to get down to 140lbs.My goal for this challenge is to drop 2 pant sizes by Christmas. I've just started phen on Friday but can already tell a huge difference in my appetite. To be honest I don't have much of one...I literally have to force myself to eat during the day. I have been drinking about 80-90 oz of water a day and my husband and I take the kids for walks 6 nights a week.I'm hoping to get some moral support here even though I get the usual "I love you just the way you are." at home.I look forward to hearing from some of you veteran phensters out there and getting advice on keeping the fight up
And of course I'm here to lend my support to anyone who needs it
