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PinkSurvivorJen

Good Morning! My name is Jennifer and I am 42. I live in Batesville, MS. I am a widowed mom of a 19 year old son, 17 year old daughter, and 2 stepsons (27 and 24). I am also the grandmother to my step grandsons who are 1 and 3. I have been trying for years to lose weight. I would lose it then gain it all back only to start all over again. I have lost 21 lbs but gained some of it back on a trip a few months ago. I do good for awhile and then end up slacking off. I still have a long way to go, because I need to loose at least another 100 lbs.

A little over a week ago I was diagnosed with diabetes. As awful as that may be, this may be the motivation I need to lose the rest of my weight and get on the right track as far as eating and taking care of my body. As hard as it may be, instead of asking myself "should I eat this" when I am really tempted to eat something I shouldn't, I now tell myself "I can't have that." I know this is going to be a long road, but if I an beat cancer (7 year breast cancer survivor), I can accomplish this. I hope to maybe find some friends on here who would be willing to support me in my journey and I would be willing to do the same for them.