I have struggled with weight my whole life. As a teen I was taunted by my sister about being fat. I hated myself. As an adult, I have lost the same 60 or 70 pounds three different times. In 2000 I was diagnosed with Colon Cancer. I came to the realization that it was my bad eating habits that contributed to the disease. In 2003 I reached my all time high weight of 215 lbs. I had to decide I wanted to live and learn to love myself. First, I replaced diet sodas with green tea. I lost 35 pounds. At the same time, I ate half portions when we went out to restaurants.

In 2007, my husband died, and there was just me. At his funeral, my younger sister told me about the "3-Hr Diet." I got the book she told me about, and began losing right away. In 10 months, I reached my goal weight, and have kept it off by maintaining that diet. During the winter while laid off from my seasonal job, I gained about 10 pounds. I'm working on losing them now. I feel so much better about myself, and more importantly, learned to love myself. My food choices are naturally healthy ones, now. When I want to "indulge" (within reason) on special ocassions, I plan for it by sticking to my diet plan afterward to return to the weight I can maintain.