well good i am happy for the both of you. Change can be difficult and some what scary. Here is to u and your girlfriend, towards a new begining of a happier and healthier life !!! as I told you previously I gave birth to my baby boy a year ago and I have my daughter who is turning 5 in 5 months. I gained alot of weight with both pregnacies. At the time with my 2nd child I was going to school and after school I had to work. That made it very hard to ensure nutritious HOME COOKED meals. I wasn't eating McDonalds but we were eating out most of the time. After i had my son I returned back to school and began my intership and went to work after. Since I was no longer pregnant I was so busy that I didn't eat when I should of. That was stupid of me it made my metabolism way off track. I wanted to just finish my school work, house work, and definetly my work work. I guess I felt 20-30 minutes was to much time to take off for my self to eat. I came home late at night and then I would eat, shower, and finish what ever needed cleaning then I fell asleep. Now I am finished with school and I took some time to spend with my children and to take care of the house. I guess I thought it wouldn't be hard to lose the 20 lbs. that i want gone forever but it has been harder then i thought. I am wanting to join the YMCA. Now it's time to find a job so hopefully I won't put it off. I finished school in Jan. 08 I figured I was able to lose majority of my weight and thought my last 20lbs. would be easy. Let me tell you with 2 small children every thing is a serious test to finish to even the slightest task. No matter what they are worth ever pound I gained even the black ugly circles I sometimes get!!! BEING HEALTHY IS WORTH IT TOO !!! ONE DAY I WILL FIT BACK INTO MY LITTLE BLACK DRESS I KNOW I WILL !!!