I'm almost there!

Hello! I am a 48 year old mother of 17 children. Ten of which were born biologically, seven adopted. I also have five grandchildren. Three years ago after seeing a picture of myself with my oldest grandchild, I was completely disgusted with myself. I joined Weight Watchers and had a little success, but it was taking a lot longer than most of my WW companions. When my 45 year old brother got cancer, I had a huge reality check; I started researching cancer prevention and decided to change my whole family's eating habits. We started eating fresh fruits and vegetables, stopped eating sugar, candy, and sodas, and also started exercising. I lost 40 pounds! I was ecstatic and felt better than I had in 15 years! Since then, I have gained 10 pounds back (it's typical during the long winters in MN) and joined Fitness Pal in order to lose them again. I would like to reach my goal once and for all, since I never did reach it with Weight Watchers. I came within five pounds of my goal. I am excited to get to know some of you and am glad to be here!