Throughout my childhood, I never had a weight problem.  I was thin, active, and overall healthy.  I ate anything I wanted and kept my "cute little figure". I remember my mom telling me that I needed to be careful, that things might not  always be this way.  I didn't believe her (I was a teenager--I knew everything!).

Then I grew up, got married,  and while pregnant with my first baby the military moved us 16 hours from my home.  This was the beginning of my spiral downward.  I was lonely, depressed, and so very sick every day.  I missed my family.  The attacks on 9-11 resulted in my husband having to work lots of extra hours.

So, I ate.  Food was so comforting to me--it was always there and made me "full".  Little did I know that it wasn't the "full" I was looking for.

Ten years, a great marriage, and three kids later I was still emotional-eating.  I was also gaining a lot of weight.  I had no energy, suffered with  high blood pressure, and was plain miserable.  One morning in December it hit me...I was barely surviving when what I really wanted was to be thriving!

I signed up for The Grace and Strength Lifestyle and on January 8th I began my journey back to the "old me"!  In 4 months I lost 50 pounds, 27.5 inches, and I gained more than I had ever expected to!  I am no longer on blood pressure  medicine, I have grown by leaps and bounds in my spiritual life (my new "full" is with Jesus and not food), and I feel better than ever!

My new "theme" verse for life is 1 Corinthians 10:23 "Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial".  I have a choice, and I choose good health.  You can, too!

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