This picture was taken last fall at my highest weight. When I look at it, I want to cry...this was probably my BIG turning point, that and what my scales said. There goes the "lightbulb"...it is time to start my life....feeling and hopefully looking better than ever. My boys deserve it - and so do I.
 I was a big girl all my life. Two major problems I had growing up were 1) being big and 2) glasses. What a combo-shouts "tease me". I could barely look anyone in the eye. The spiritual part of my life was the only thing that kept me going - gave me hope.
I got married 13 years ago. Had 2 beautiful boys. Still big, but just got bigger after children,(hahahahaha) but thought "hey that's ok, my husband love me for me". Then 5 1/2 yrs ago-he said he'd had enough. I cried for a whole year. Picked myself up, looked for f/t work and moved on. I always use to say to myself "if you ever got to 300-you have to be shot" Well not really, but boy oh boy depressed! "this is enough!" I had 2 friends who I noticed were losing weight. That was last yr, and that changed my life. I started this WOL last year but had to stop because I started after surgery and that wasn't the time to begin. Time went on until Jan 5 of this year. WOW
I have energy, not thinking about food all day. I don't have "shakes" anymore. As of March 12 I have lost 37 pounds. I feel wonderful !!! :D My first goal is to be the weight I was when I got married which was 199 lbs. Anything beyond that, is just a blessing. My boys deserve a mom who will do things "WITH" them not just WATCH them.
I am finally doing this for ME.
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