I know it's time for me to finally watch my calorie intake to get back to a normal BMI. I also have to start doing some deliberate exercise. I do little nowadays. My cholesterol is high and so are my triglycerides. They're not quite high enough for my doctor to prescribe a statin, but he's been warning me that he will if my numbers don't improve.

The hard part for me is motivation. I either have it, and do great, or not. One problem I also have is that unlike many women, I don't see myself as being that overweight looking, even though my weight is about 17 lbs above the high of my BMI range. I believe I hold my weight fairly well and tend to look a lot slimmer at my weight than most women my height, but who are smaller boned and with less muscle (I used to be a dancer). I'm glad I don't obsess about weight, but that effects my motivation.