I remember my pivotal moment like it was yesterday. It was January 5, 2003. I was crying and hating myself. I had my 9 month old in my arms. I always hated myself because of my weight. At that time, I was 275lbs. Then my 2yr old walked in and asked if I was OK, I said, "Of course mommy is OK." He just looked at me like "yea right". That is when it hit me. Here I am hating myself because of my weight, but when I looked around. I saw a wonderful family that I helped to create. If I wanted to be happy, I have to be the one to make myself happy. So, I decided to get rid of the one thing that I was unhappy about. My weight. I started to walk. I was so out of shape. I could only walk around the block at first, but I kept at it. I did not tell anyone what I was doing, because this was for me. I got to my goal weight on June 12, 2005. I have maintain my weight since. Now, I weight 155lbs.