Wow! This is going to involve a LOT of reading....which reminds me I need to post the Trivia answers

Lara's Bio

I am a 34 year old twin in Austin, Texas. My sister and I were always the twins. Usually if someone recognizes us it is because they know us as the twins (except for our BFF's). The nice thing about a twin is that you have someone who loves you no matter what. The down side is that you have someone who loves you no matter what....lol

Lys and I went to a small high school in the Austin area, and we have been big since about 5th grade (okay, that is the first time I remember). We were put in a school counseling group for larger kids. I remember that being the first time I thought of myself as overweight. My mom was always dieting (Scarsdale, which is very regimented) and soon at the age of 16ish joined WW. I remember the failures assoicated with that the most. Skipping meetings only to eventually ahve to fess up. My weight has always hovered around 200....sometimes 220 at the worst and 180 at the least. In high school, I got down to 155, but it was by starving myself and exercising insane hours. (We had a treadmill and I would be on it for hours). Ask Lyssa about the time we passed out at IHOP....we used to go to WW on Saturday morning and since we had starved all week, we would binge on Saturday am IHOP breakfast. Mom hurt herself on the door and we both passed out. One after the other - damn empathy....but that has been a pattern all of our lives.

College was frought with bad decisions. We did well enough in school, but then there was the between class soap operas and ice cream. I think alone we kept Blue Bell in business. Many an aggie0busk was used to purchase a cheeseburger, buffet breakfast, or pint of ice cream. I remember seeing Christmas pictures and being horrified of the roundness of my face....my highest weight was then.....

Began teaching, and bad habits.....I eat breakfast like a good girl, but always skip lunch. Too sleepy in the morning to fix a lunch, it is just easier. That has been a habit that has followed me for 10 years....still trying to break it.

This is kinda a diet bio, but it is who I am....I have defined my life too much in the past as how big I am (starting my life after I get skinny - as I sit here at 34!) and my career. That has started to change. The funny thing is, my scrapbook keeps me sane. When I get to it and realize that I don't have any pics, it reminds me that means I probably need to get out more. It's why we decided to have the Sex and the City party and venture out to see George Michael next month (200 here I come). My life right now is what I would term "the calm before the storm"....I am trying to get in the best shape of my life before school starts. I have approximately 50 days to build endirung habits. We are starting a new school, where I am teaching, but have a lot of leadership roles, so I am excited, but know that when school starts, I better have some solid GOOD habits in place.

I started Buddyslim last fall and instantly liked the competition of the challenge teams. I was a WILDCAT and loved it. Our leader at the time, Cindy, was a good friend and inspiration and had to leave for maternity reasons. I tooks ome time off at Christmas, and by the time I cam back it was March. I started on the Hot Rods, and I loved the team and the friendships so well established. But my sis runs that team....she was having so much fun, that I decided to try to start a new team. I remember the first members, Melissa, Christina, Holly (I don't know if I am up for it -HAHAHA), Angie, and Debbie.....soon followed by Josh (how would we do it without him), Katie, and all the rest of the crew.

I love our team. I remember looking at the roster this weekend and thinking, we really are a solid team now. We have 20+ members that I can;t see leaving us for anything. ROCK ON ROCKSTARS!