ok ok so I'm a 43yr old Mid-Western mother of 3 (23, 19 & 13)& a bartender. I have asthma, hypertension & hypothyroidism all linked together with allergies, stress & recent weigh issues. Circular chain-----thyroid, allergies, run-down, get sick, asthma attack then....death! Yup that's right! I have stopped breathing, turned blue & needed to be brought back twice in the past 2yrs.

So I stopped smoking & drinking, have an in depth apt with a thyroid specialist, & figured calorie counting would be a HUGE wake up call to my past in-take habits.

I'm not looking to go back to my cheer leading days of 115# emaciated heroin-chic look, but a comfortable size 7 Levi's is what I expect Santa to put under the tree this year! GO SCOOTIE!!!