my name is jem, i'm 28 and my total weight loss goal was 225lbs - 425lb starting weight and goal of 200lbs. my current weight is 375 - i have lost 50lbs so far and i'm losing 5lbs a week. i'll probably be here for more than a year but i am definately in for the long haul.

I jem, otherwise known as syndrome x, promise to stay on the forum for one full year in good times and in bad. I promise to keep working the low-carb lifestyle, even though I may run into a rough patch here and there. Should something happen in my life and I change my mind about all of this - I promise to come to the TDC and say goodbye (death precluding this) so the many people who have supported me know what became of me. Most of all, I promise to be genuine with myself and others, at all times. Your friend - jem!