I'm Elizabeth. My friends call me Liz, Lizzy, Roo, and oddly enough my aunt calls me Bo. I am a graduate student in Arkansas training to be a psychologist. I have a wonderful boyfriend of 8 years and a few good friends to whom I will be as loyal as Pit Bull untill I die. Before I was up to my ears in research and school, I enjoyed reading,cooking, movie-going, making jewelry, and shopping with my best friend. Now I struggle to find time to meet the minimum demands, let alone make time for healthy living and hobby refining.

My weight loss goals are not to be thin and cute, but to be healthy and happy with myself. I have always been larger than my peer group, and I do not expect that to change. However, there have been times when I looked in the mirror and thought "you work hard to look like this, and that is something to smile about." I'd like to feel that way everyday, and that is my mission.