Introduction

I guess it was turning 55 that got me started losing weight. On my 55th birthday I weighed 315 pounds and had recently been put on blood pressure medication and cholesterol medication. I was feeling poorly and realized that if I continued at life the way I was doing, my life would be shorter than it had to be...maybe very short. I had four young dogs who quite frankly needed me to be around for at least another 10 or 12 years. I could see my loved ones were becoming more and more concerned about my health and my daughter told me...'I want you to live a long time, Mommy.' So sweet. She still called me 'Mommy' and she's 34 years old. Yeah, I wanted to live, so I began my journey back to health.