Advice from a small town girl

As I was reading (yet another) book that promised to have the solution to my weight problem, I realized that what I really want is to be a success story.

Success stories are intended to be inspiring, I know, but when I read about other people who were a hundred pounds overweight and managed to lose it, I get depressed.

Because, when it comes to my health, weight, or housekeeping, I just don’t seem to be able to stick to any kind of plan.

Any individual who succeeds at changing themselves should be a role model for me, but I only seem to be able to see the differences between us. And those diff...