Gender	Female
Industry	Technology
Location	Portland, Oregon, United States
Introduction	My name is Dayna. I'm 25, = married to the man of my dreams, mother of the most precious boy in the entire world, and I'm fat. I've been overweight my entire life, and after years of deliberation, I decided to have Weight Loss Surgery in May of 2009. My blog Beauty And The Bypass is about my struggles and accomplishments--my low points and milestones alike. I hope it will be an encouragement to someone else with a similar struggle. Cook With Whatcha Got is my adventure in the realm of budget, pantry focused cooking as someone with little skill in the kitchen!
Interests	Movies, Songwriting, Sports (watching not playing), Acting and other thespian activities (:-D), Writing, Reading, Concerts, Art, Travel, Friends, Shopping and spending time with my husband!
Favorite movies	MOVIES: Clueless, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog, Dear Zachary, City of Angels, Boondock Saints, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle, Billy Madison, Meet Joe Black, Confessions Of A Shopaholic, Singing In The Rain, The Producers, and about 1000 others
Favorite music	I have eclectic tastes. My top 5 artists-- Bic Runga, Sara Bareilles, Damien Rice, the Black Eyed Peas, and Decipher Down.
Favorite books	Pride & Prejudice, The Shack, The Firebird Triology (Kathy Tyers), Little Women, Mere Christianity, The Hobbit, 1984, Sense & Sensibility, Piercing The Darkness, The Miracle Strain,

The love potion you made tastes terrible. How will you drink it?

By mixing it in an all-fruit smoothie, of course! That's how I get down the worst element on earth--protein powder.