I am a full time home maker and part time computer science student with three kids.  When I was much younger I could always eat whatever and maintain a weight I was happy with, until I had the first of my three kids, 8 years ago.  My weight has been increasing at a steady rate over those years as I continued the bad eating habits from my teen years.  

My Motivation:  Having my daughter has made me more aware of the food and fitness habits that I am showing/teaching her(weird that I didn't really feel this way about my boys).  I think having a girl brought to mind the bad food/exercise habits I learned from my mom.    

So we are eating better as a family and bypassing the quick foods we came to depend on over time.  I don't even want to admit how often we had frozen pizza or something like it for dinner.

Thank you Calorie Count!  I love the tools on this website.  It really makes me think before I eat, keeps me accountable.  This website has enabled me to develop self control with food and learn how to control my portions.  There was a time, not long ago, when I really didn't think I was capable of learning self control with food.