• In the 20-plus years since I got married, I went from a size 8 to a size 16. • Then, something happened on a family trip that changed my perspective and lit a fire in me. • I started eating clean and embraced many new forms of exercise. Now, I feel better than ever.

I didn't start out overweight. On my wedding day in July 1993, I weighed 130 pounds and was a size 8. Many years later, when I had packed on some pounds, my (now ex) husband saw a picture of us on our honeymoon and asked what happened to me.

You know what happened? I had two high-energy sons less than 20 months apart and didn't feel like I was getting the support I needed. I was depressed, and my appearance was the last thing on my mind. By the time 2019 rolled around, I weighed around 200 pounds and was a size 16.

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