In Kari's own words... While it had long been my prayer to be able to lose weight, I was so unsuccessful that I had made up my mind losing weight was not for me and I decided that I needed to be happy where I was. I have hashimoto thyroid disease, which makes me very resistant to weight loss and had I failed so many times. Even though I thought it was too late for me I did believe my daughter could be successful losing weight.

Liz's Christian Weight Loss Story: In her interview, Liz talks about her 'exciting' and 'tough' journey that has led her to this beautiful place of winning! What an  Amazing Transformation - Christian Weight Loss For Women

My journey with Grace and Strength Lifestyle started because I was not happy with how I looked or felt, after 15 years of putting on weight. A friend at church had been losing weight and I talked with her about what she was doing. She told me about Grace and Strength, and then I looked at all the stories on the website. I thought this was exactly what I was looking for. I followed the plan and the pounds came off so quickly!

I began gaining and losing weight in my 30s. At the age of 39 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was already 30 pounds overweight. After the mastectomy I stopped seeing myself. The weight packed on ,sometime stabilizing for a couple years at a time. I finally began trying this diet ,that program and I think I bought every book on "the way to eat " that hit the market. I never stuck with the program very long and if "the way to eat "worked I don't know because half the books I never read.

I am not a person who just jumps into something without thinking long and hard about it. Some people I know would disagree with that assessment of me. But I know myself pretty well, and I mull things over for quite some time before jumping. I also DON'T like to be pushed. So.......it was my pushy husband who finally said to me, I'm losing weight, with or without you, but since you do my cooking, we should do it together. Spoil sport!