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I am a single mom with two boys, ages 8 & 10. I have been overweight most of my adult life, although I have lost 50 pounds TWICE and gained it back both times, and then some! I am the heaviest out of all of my siblings. My brothers and sisters are all thin and beautiful, and it's really hard for me to be the fat one.

Last year, a girl in my son's 4th grade class asked him why his mom is so fat.

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I am a single mom with two boys, ages 8 & 10. I have been overweight most of my adult life, although I have lost 50 pounds TWICE and gained it back both times, and then some! I am the heaviest out of all of my siblings. My brothers and sisters are all thin and beautiful, and it's really hard for me to be the fat one.

Last year, a girl in my son's 4th grade class asked him why his mom is so fat. My son told her that it wasn't my fault, that I had a baby in my tummy (which was a lie). He didn't want to tell me about it, he felt so bad. I heard it from my younger son, who was too young to know that he should be embarrassed by it.

Recently, my beautiful (former model) sister gave me her membership card for the gym and told me I could use it since we look alike (ha) and she thought I could pass for her. That made me sad, because I know she just wants to see me healthy. The really ironic thing is that I was once just as pretty as she is, only since I gained all of this weight, I just stopped trying.

A few weeks ago, I went to get my eyebrows done, for the first time in over a year. Then, I looked at my face and saw that there is still potential for me, if I get all of this weight off and start taking care of myself again, I can regain my confidence and feel better about myself. I don't ever want anyone to make fun of my kids because I am overweight. I am determined to loose this weight for good and to make a healthy lifestyle the top priority for the rest of my life... for me and for my kids!

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