"Chrissy lost 13lbs so far she will be starting her liquid diet soon. She feels stronger and she can walk w/o stopping to catch her breath--she's doing awesome--- she'll take another picture b4 surgery ....Terri"

My weight problems began at the age of 19, out of high school and the sports extracurricular program that kept me in shape, I was working as a manager at the local fast food joint.  I was supporting myself and that meant working 6 to 7 days a week to pay bills and such, you can guess where I was eating my meals.   The weight came on slowly at first and was not so noticeable until I gained nearly 60 pounds during my first pregnancy.  My second pregnancy and career change into retail management only added stress to my already failing relationship with my then fiancé and my eating was out of control.  Looking back I don?t know how I was able to lead such an unhealthy lifestyle without realizing it.

It wasn't until, after being a single mom for more than 3 years, I gave birth to my third child and married my best friend that I saw it was time to take care of myself for the sake of my family. Now throughout my adult life I have tried just about every diet program there is: Nutrisystem, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig just to name a few.  Some worked temporarily but I could not keep the weight off, I almost felt my body was working against all my efforts.  Also, I did not grow up with the nutritional education offered today, which meant I did not know why I needed to eat only healthy foods nor how to give my body the proper nutrition.