I was doing great with my food and weight until July 17, 2006. That's when my world came crashing down. My husband Steve had a brain bleed and entered the hospital for 16 days.
I quit taking care of myself and started to take care of him.
I weighed about 181-185 and felt healthy.
We had spent 3 weeks earlier that year in Thailand and were trying to figure out how to buy land and live in Northern Thailand 6 months out of the year.
I was vegan & raw foodist. I had been teaching raw food classes and had started working with others who had the same allergy issues.
I made the choice to help my husband and get him back on track vs working with others. I needed to keep our tie-dye business alive and keep our employees employed.
Now it's 2.5 years later and he's 100% healthy. I've gained 45 pounds, have achy joints, trouble with my breathing and my stamina is gone.
My goals for 2009:
*184 by Christmas (I'll be weighing myself later this week)
*Sugar free by February
*Blogging as much as I can
Thank you for reading and let's enjoy 2009!
I love this photo of myself. It was taken during the Santarchy pub crawl on Sat, Dec 21, 2008. Someone was trying to take a serious picture and I just butted in with my big face! 
