Dear Kimmer,

I am teared up writing this because you have given me so much back in my life that I took away 12 years ago when the scale hit 200 and never went down.

I am a military wife of 5 great kids that never have known their mom as under that 200 mark or even near it and I made this week.

I have lost 60 lbs in 3 months and 6 days!!! I still have 45 to go and I know that is where the challenge is.

My husband is stationed in Hawaii and we bought a retirement farm in MO to raise our kids on and let them settle down. He will join us in a few months or a few years (who knows when it comes to the military), but we knew the risks when we bought our home.

He will be coming back from Iraq to his duty station in 12 days and will be meeting me at the airport since I fly in the day after he gets back (my fault I bought my tickets too soon not knowing when he was flying).

He has not seen me under 200 pounds in 12 years!!!!

We are having our honeymoon we never had for 16 days in Hawaii while my mom (who is also on Kimkins) takes care of our kids. I am so excited.

I want to explain what you have given me.

I used to ride professionally when I was in my late teens and early twenties. I have stayed around horses (instructing kids and owning horses) all this time and I have ridden being 200+.

I know it is not fun for the horse and it is not fun finding the clothes to do this either. I ride English and jump. I have really tall horses, but now I am able to ride again and not just a little. I am able to work my horses and even show.

I train children and I am able to show them my true abilities now instead of just telling them. I am also going this summer to become a certified instructor in Center-riding which is a dream of mine. YOU made it come true.

I have also spread the word. I hope my sales experience is helping me make believers out of the many people that have asked me, "How did you lose so much weight?"

Thank you again,

Christina MacMiller