42yr South African female, wife to a supportive DH and mom to 3 boys aged 20, 9 and 6 years. My quest to be healthy has been a recent one~over the past three years I have lost over 80lbs, gained some back and I'm back on the wagon after a brief re-lapse. My turning point came when I was diagnosed diabetic, became insulin dependant during my last preganancy and developed pre-eclampsia which resulted in my son being born at 26 weeks, weighing in at 800g (1.7lbs)...it was bascially a do or die situation and I'm happy my mindset settled to enable me to begin a healthy lifestyle regime that's produced and is still producing quality of life for me and my family....it's the sustaining that's the challenge and I'm hopeful that each passing day means a step closer to my goal and longevity.