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I am losing weight.  As of today, from my very heaviest, I have lost twenty pounds. For years I was desperate to lose. I honestly started a new diet every monday morning.  When I heard of someone succeeding in losing weight, I would search for their “secret” to weight loss success.

Now I know the secrets and I will share them with you.

1. Every single choice you make, matters. 

2. When you think you can’t do any more, try harder.

Christine will graduate from high school in May. We moved back to the United States 7 years ago in June 03 when Christine was 11 and Sofi was 6. In the past years we renovated a 100 year old house, I attended and graduated from nursing school. My speaking career has been reborn, I’ve written a book.I’ve quit smoking, gained and lost numerous pounds, and had a variety of haircolors. We’ve had about 104 sleepovers, overall serving about 156 giggling girls, 93 pizzas and 162 bags of doritos. I’ve survived one set of teenage years and will soon begin my second and last set with Sofi.

When I lived in Norway we almost never ate fast food. When we moved back to the U.S  I was thrilled to discover the dollar menu at fast food restaurants. Fast, cheap, and easy! I ordered the chicken sandwich for the girls and for me…we were good to go.

One year later my weight was up by 15 lbs. During a nutrition class I discovered that my healthy chicken sandwich contained 376 calories. I am not proud to say I could eat one is about three bites.

Words of Wisdom

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go for

that. Because what the world needs is people whohave come alive.”

Harold Whitman Thurman