I am a wife of 7 years to a wonderful younger man,  A mother to two sweet smart and loving kids a son who is 9 yrs old and a daughter who is 6 years old.  I work seasonally ( in the summer ) as an office manager for a family business, I have been blessed with the most caring friends anyone could ever ask for...

I Began my Journey on November 2nd 2007, In hopes to become a more healthy and strong person.  I weighed in my heaviest then at 396 #'s

I do not follow a specific diet, Been there - Diets don't work for me... I basically eat what I want when I want using common sense - I don't eat fast food anymore, I have cut out most high calorie sweets and Regular soda, I feel as long as I stay within my personal calorie intake range ( which is between 1700 & 2100 / day depending on how much activity I do ) I am good with that.

I belong to my local YMCA and I enjoy working out on the elliptical and free weight machines, Swimming & Water Aerobics, Zumba Classes... I also like to go bike riding and hiking with my family.