Making a change before 40

Hi, My name is Lisa and I live in a suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A few weeks ago, my spouse and daughter went to the country to spend a week with my dad. HAving lost my mom earlier this year at the age of 62, we try to see him more. During that week home alone, I spent evening after work watching documentaries. I was led to this as the week prior my spouse and I, heavy heavy diet pepsi drinkers, saw a documentary about aspartame that just turned my off right away and then and there things were going to change. Anyway,,,,back to the week alone, I spent most of my evenings watching food related documentaries...I was floored and flabergasted about what I was becoming knowledgeable about....and crying too because I thought, what if mom could have benefited from what I was learning (she had a stroke and then subsequently died of heart failure).....so right then and there, the processed foods were blacklisted as well as most meat....a vegetarian, was that the path I was about to embark on? It seems...it just might be.

I have been overweight off and on for most of my life from my early teen years on.....at this moment, I have about 100 extra pounds that I would comfortably and utterly feel free to 'drop'!!! After three weeks of healthy eating and living, I feel that I am on the right path. I came to MFP because I felt that I also have to control my caloric intake if I am to succeed, nothing drastic but I heard that even vegetarians get all whacked out sometimes. I dont want to be 'wahcked out' anymore.....

Please feel free to drop me a line...I believe the more support we all have, the more success we will achieve. I am a gay woman so please, hater please refrain.

I am in awe and inspired by myself....for the first time, I feel in control....and I hope the same is happening for all of you.

Cheers and good luck.