: About Me

I am down to earth and fairly open ( I do have limits though not many). I have 4 sons from 31 ->22, I'm on my third marriage (recent)... I stupidly married the same guy the first two times. I am morbidly obese (very fat) but have lost over 100 lbs in the last 1 1/2 yrs. I worked for the State Hospital (Ca.) system for about 18 yrs, mostly with the criminally insane. I ended my career as an R.N., I have had some health issues in the past ten years but I have finally stumbled on "getting healthier". I have been knocked down many times but manage to get up... I think a sense of humor is KEY!

In the past 4 and 1/2 years my journey to greater health has enhanced my world and life, I have lost over 300 pounds and have in August 2009 returned to work, after twelve years of forced retirement. I am loving life more then I ever have before, in part because I stopped letting things just happen and I took action! We always have a choice and I decided to change the ones I was making.

My passion is ...

Reading

I know too much about ...

low self esteem and the challenges of life

My parents always told me ...

My Dad- Did you want something? (20 minutes after I tried to get his attention)

My childhood ambition ...

To be a mommy, then I wanted to be a vet ( until I realized how hard it would be)

My favorite memory ...

being rocked to sleep by my mom (before she died)

Why I write ...

to VENT

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

CSI Miami

My first job ...

Babysitting (age 10) Nurses Aide (17)

My best moment ...

Believe it or not there have been several

My inspiration ...

My Husband

Health & Fitness > Diet Tips How to avoid the misery of dieting

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An excellent question, that immediately makes me think the best way to avoid the misery of dieting is to of course, NOT diet! This is not the answer most want to hear though. They want to have an easier way to diet. To not feel they are starving, to eat tasty food, to not have to battle cravings. They may also want to be able to enjoy social functions where food is a part of the equation, without having to do without sampling all fancy or down home dishes proffered. Still they want to be able to lose weight and usually quickly, so they can fit into those “dream” clothes and in ...

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