Journey to Health It is true "a picture is worth a thousand words." June is officially my Trimaversary month. After having my 6th baby at 40 I began the battle of the bulge. I counted points, carbs, low fat, packaged meals and nothing kept me motivated. I was addicted to sugar and carbohydrates and was a stress eater. My motto was, "life is short hit the dessert bar first." I lost and gained the same 30 pounds too many times to count. My last attempt to lose weight was in 2011 when my son and two of my daughters were getting married within 10 months of each other. Yep, you guessed it, I lost my infamous 30 pounds. That was May 2011, by May 2013 I was back at my comfy weight of 244 pounds and I was in my 60's. Thus began my thought process, "I'm in my 60's who am I kidding? I'm not going to be able to lose weight any more, so why not just be content?" I was, for the most part, content. I no longer looked at myself in a mirror and hate