Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms out there! As I blogged about a couple of days ago, this program is giving us an opportunity to not only improve our own lives (and health), but also the opportunity help our families get healthier, too!

My four little grandchildren were a big motivation for me to lose 120 pounds and reverse diabetes, because I want to live a long and healthy life so I can enjoy every moment of their growing up. I love being able to run around with them and get on the floor with them now - things that were difficult to impossible two years ago. They are all small enough (6,4, and 2-yr. old twins) that they will never remember me being overweight. In fact, my oldest granddaughter was looking at some photos from 2-3 years ago and was really surprised to see a "fat grandma." I'm so glad that's in the PAST!

We will all be together for dinner at my house late this afternoon, and since many of the people around my table have lost weight (and reached their goal!) on Take Shape for Life/Medifast, our dinner will be mostly lean & green options. We all eat healthier these days and have learned that celebrations are all about the people sitting across the table from us, NOT about what's on our plates :-). We will be celebrating three generations of moms (my mom, me, and my daughters) and thanking God for another year to be together. We'll also be praising God that everyone sitting around the table is healthier now than they were a year ago, thanks to Take Shape for Life/Medifast.

If you're a mom on Take Shape for Life/ Medifast this Mother's Day, give your family your own gift - a healthier you who will be around to enjoy them for many years to come - and make this an on-plan day!