"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you will find an excuse."

I am a 67 year old woman with the goal of reducing my weight for my health and to meet my fitness goals of increasing muscle and losing body fat.

I love being active and want functional fitness - to be able to do everything I want such as kayaking, bicycling and weight lifting. I focus on strength training with weights, and some cardio with the rowing machine and the elliptical when kayaking or bicycling ends.

Up until I was about 45 years old, I exercised regularly and watched all my food choices. In fact, when I was 40 years old, I was in the best condition. This was an accomplishment since I had been an overweight kid, and battled weight off and on for most of my adult life - especially with thyroid disease.