I am a 43 year old black female and mother of three girls. I work in health care and I have some back issues. My doctor said it would help to lose some weight and strengthen my core. I have a membership with planet fitness that I have not been using. I also have a lap band. I used to weight 286 pounds I lost down to 212 with the lap band then I went back up to 235lbs. I have never been able to get under 200 pounds. My goal is to get down to 145 lbs. But I want to have a change in my eating habits permanently not just to reach a goal to lose weight. So I am starting a Ketogenic diet today.