Hi! I am a wife, mom and nurse. I have 4 kids between 4 and 10 years old and a wonderful husband, and now it's time for me to figure out who I am. Somewhere under all of this weight is a person that I haven't met much of lately, so I am determined to break her out of the shell.

There's only one complication: I have a mitochondrial disorder so everything that I do to diet and exercise affects my body in more than just being a little tired or sore. I NEVER feel energized after exercise as some have claimed, and eating can be a challenge because I'm not really sure how to eat well and deal with this disorder. But, despite all of that I have lost 15lbs so far and have about another 75 to go (give or take).

So onward and upward I go! Or downward if you look at the scales!