Me, a Cover Girl?
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Change Your Habits, Change Your Life
By Grace Gardiner

The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.
~Author Unknown

It was surreal. All those years of being morbidly overweight, and I had never, ever envisioned myself being photographed and featured in a popular international women’s magazine. In fact, for years I had despised having my picture taken, either choosing to stand in the back row or, better still, behind the camera. But now I had the opportunity to use my journey to weight health to encourage others.

I had been extremely overweight and unhealthy for more than fifteen years. I had tried so many times to lose weight and keep it off. By the time I was in my forties, I was having trouble climbing stairs, and I had been diagnosed with type II diabetes and sleep apnea. (Keep reading)