I am a stay at home mom to four boys, I have an adult daughter, two dogs, two rats and a huge fish tank.

I didn't begin to gain weight until I got pregnant with my first child at 17. I was too young to know what nutrition was all about. I come from a family that thinks steak and potatoes is a balanced meal. We hardly ever had veggies and never had fruit in the house. Since I was an only child I was never really monitored on my snacks either but I was so active as a child I was always slim anyway.

After My first child I lost most of the weight but it took all six years leading up to the next to take off all of it. I had gained 80 pounds with pregnancy. I was back down to a good weight when I had the next three in three years. I haven't been below 175 since. I look forward to breaking through that weight barrier and fitting back into my "Before" clothing.