Gender	Female
Location	St. Paul, Minnesota
Introduction	I believe I live a healthy lifestyle. I am determined to prove it to myself once and for all by not letting the numbers on the scale dictate my happiness. I am a reformed morbidly obese individual. On my journey to a healthier me, I had gastric bypass surgery in May of 2004. I made a vow to myself as I sat in the hospital miserable that I would not be one of those stories of people that lose via surgery, learn nothing, and gain it all back. Now, I log my food faithfully, make sure I get plenty of exercise, and live! I also write a weekly column at Nutrimirror. Stop by sometime!
Interests	clean eating, exercise, baking, cooking, shopping (isn't that exercise?), fashion, shoes
Favorite movies	An Affair to Remember, You've got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, Sixteen Candles, Harry Potter
Favorite music	Dave Matthews, John Mayer
Favorite books	In Defense of Food, Harry Potter (all of them!)

Well, maybe they don't need them, but don't you think that some fish might like a bicycle?

If you have ever watched or read Cat in the Hat, you know very well a fish needs a bicycle...and an umbrella too!