I live in Northern Alberta. I have lived here for 25 years. I have been with my great husband for 22 years married for almost 8 years. We have two lovely daughters 9 and 6 years of age. We recently finished building our home. Most of the work we completed ourselves. Hard work but now we get to reap the rewards. I started my lifestyle change January 2nd, and so far have lost 11 pounds. I started this because both of my parents have type 2 diabetes, and lead a very unhealthy lifestyle. I vowed to myself I would not get that way, since I turned 40 this past November. My husband is also doing the same. It is nice to have his support and a partner for this challenge.