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Let's see where to begin. I am 5' and 180 pounds, it took me about 20 years to get to this weight. All my life I had been super thin, a little frame. As a child and into my teens I was very thin. I was a size 3 until I was 17 and then started slowly climbing up as I got older.

When I turned 25 I was a size 12 and that was it I thought I was not going to keep gaining weight. I had been

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Let's see where to begin. I am 5' and 180 pounds, it took me about 20 years to get to this weight. All my life I had been super thin, a little frame. As a child and into my teens I was very thin. I was a size 3 until I was 17 and then started slowly climbing up as I got older.

When I turned 25 I was a size 12 and that was it I thought I was not going to keep gaining weight. I had been healthy and active and I missed that. I had gone back to college and put that in the back burner. I use to weight lift and ride my bicycle everwhere and now I was turning into a soft couch and book potato. By the time I got married in 1996 I was a 14 and once again I gave myself a talking to and bought tapes and books about weight loss. I bought slim fast rode a stationary bike and went down to a 12.

Then I got divorced and lost more weight and dropped to a 10. I then found out I had high cholestrol and I mean HIGH...I was at 320. I started walking and eating better and just stayed at a 10. 5' and 145 is not good by then I was in a relationship that wasn't the healthist and food became my friend...I climbed back up 10,11,12,13,14, and man was I having fun with all those yummy foods. M&M's are my downfall - BIG TIME!

In 2005 I had my first baby at 36 after I gave birth to him I weighed in at 160 and wore a 16. I was working on it and on my way down when I got pregnant again and had my babygirl this year and now am at a size 18!!!

I understand it took me a long time to get here and it will be a slow process to take it off if I want to keep it off. There are a few obstacle in my way as I have Fibromyalgia (some people think it isn't a real illness..let me tell you it is) and as much as it hurts when I start exercising it is also the best thing I can do for it, I also still have high Cholestrol. Diabetes runs in my family as does Breast Cancer. So I have decided enough is enough. I want to live a long healthy life for me and my small children. I will be 40 in December and the best present I can give myself is a good healthy long life with my kids and my DH. I will not let anything or anyone get in my way....especially myself as most of the time the biggest obstacle in life is oneself. I know it will take time but I rather take my time giving time to "rebirth of the body and mind" than making runs to the store for a snacks and sit in front of the t.v. I want to run after my kids and play with them, not sit on the sidelines out of breath.

So here is to all of my struggles that have passed and are to come and to a better stage of living and loving.

Don't know what else to say...but I know that through GOD and good people he puts in my life to challenge me and encourage me this will be one of the best chapters written in my life:)

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