Hi everyone! My name is Heather and I am a 25 year old mother of 3,
yes, 3. My oldest son is Mikey (5), then Andrew (2), and Daniel (12
weeks almost). I am a childbirth educator, so for all intents and
purposes I'm a stay at home mom. My husband and I have been married
for 7 years.

I have been heavy my whole life. My husband doesn't even know what I
weigh, and he doesn't really care either. He is 6 foot tall and 160
pounds and this is the most he's ever weighed, so he doesn't
understand my issue with my weight, only that he knows I want to lose
it. I have about 100 pounds that I want to lose....of course more if
I want to be at my "ideal weight" but I can't even imagine that
weight.

My mom, who is also obese, is considering gastric bypass. Well,
actually I think she would do it right this second if her insurance
would pay for it. I just don't want to resort to that. I am happy.
I have a great life, a wonderful husband and beautiful children. I
love my job and I love my life in general. I just want to love my
body too. Anyway, that's me.

I'm going to start on the diet sometime this week, and I'll post back
and let everyone know how I'm doing.

The last pics taken of me were when I was in labor w/ my last son and
shortly after his birth. You can see them at www.monsterlizard.com
(my husband's site) in the "basking" section.

Thanks!!
Heather