50 Pounds in 6 Months or Less

I don't really want to do this, but I can't go anywhere until I know where I am starting from.  I need to post my stats.  You know, my height, weight (oh no!), and measurements (really oh no!!!).  I thought about just posting my losses and never giving any idea how big I start.  But how can I really have as much success unless I'm willing to share it all.  I need to be honest with myself and with others.  I really think that will be a key to success.  No going back now. . . . . .

• HEIGHT: 5'3" (really 2 and 1/2 inches, but I round up for the extra pounds I'm allowed for my height)
• WEIGHT: 175lbs
• BMI: 31 (30 and over is considered by the CDC to be obese -- AAAAAGGHH!!!)
• BUST: 39 "
• WAIST: 38"
• HIP: 45"
• THIGH: 26"
• CALF: 15-1/2"
• BICEP: 13-3/8"
• FOREARM: 10-3/4"

In August of this year, my mother passed away at 71 years old.  She died of complications from a stroke she had in 2007.  She had diabetes for at least 10 years, treated only by medications, not by life or diet changes.  She'd been overweight for 30 years, had high cholesterol and high blood pressure.  My father, at age 68, passed away in 2008 from a heart attack.  He was overweight, but trying unsuccessfully to lose pounds.  He had high blood pressure and heart disease.  I love my parents dearly!!!  I miss them everyday.  I want to call them and tell them what the kids are up to and get advice on hundreds of things.  I can't bring them back, but I can do something about my future so my children aren't left in the same boat as my siblings and I.  The future doesn't look good for me in my current state.  But I'm the only one who can change this: