Why I Want to Lose Weight

I am addicted to food! I am an emotional eater!

I love to cook AND I love to eat.  I've been on the weight loss rollercoaster for most of my life. When I was a kid I was tall and skinny. Then I turned 13, stopped growing up and started growing out. I was heavy in high school. When I was 22 I starved myself and exercised like crazy to lose 50 pounds so I could get into the Navy. When I finished boot camp, I looked AWESOME! Unfortunately, it didn't last long because I had knee surgery and started gaining wait again. Since then, the only time I've lost weight was when I was pregnant because I was so extremely sick every time. Nursing my girls kept me from gaining weight, but every time I weened one, I would start to put on weight again. The day before Thanksgiving I was at my heaviest EVER (301 lbs). I'm only 5'4" so this is a ridiculously heavy weight. I want to have more energy to play with my girls. I want to look great for my husband. I don't want people thinking I am my children's grandmother for Pete's sake!

I know it's not going to be easy, but I WILL do it!