'I Was Such a Different Person Then'

I am very much into fitness. In many ways I'm self-taught, self-trained and self-motivated, but I thrive on keeping myself fit for life, and have done so for more than 12 years. When I was growing up, fitness was not a priority in my family, but I want something different for my children: I want to instill in them the habits of staying healthy. I hope to break the cycle of obesity by teaching them proper nutrition and showing them that not only is fitness a necessity, it can also be enjoyable.

I plan to make sure my children participate in sports, such as karate, gymnastics, dance, or whatever piques their interest. (I was not involved in sports as a kid.) I also want them to be proud of their daddy and me, to view us as their role models as they grow into adults and have their own kids. I feel I have more than exceeded my expectations in practicing good fitness and nutrition. Your site has helped, allowing me to make sure I got exactly what I needed in my day-to-day nutritional intake. I always did my best to meet those goals every day.

At 37 weeks of pregnancy I had only gained about 20 pounds, and I felt that my baby was getting everything she needed to grow strong; I felt that I was not lacking anything either. I liked BabyFit's weight tracker, as well as the reports, which I followed very carefully. I also liked BabyFit's ideas about what to eat if my meals were getting to be boring. And I was very happy to recently deliver a beautiful baby girl, Katia Rose.