Hi! My name is Jennifer von Ebers. I am starting this blog to share my love of food, food finds, healthy recipes, and to hopefully lose weight. I just turned 40 a few weeks ago, went to the doctor for a regular physical, and found out not only do I have high cholesterol, but high blood pressure too! My doctor has advised me to lose weight, and I met with a dietician to help me get on track. I need to lose 65 pounds. I haven’t always been overweight. I was thin growing up, but started putting weight on when I went to college. Then I got married, had two beautiful sons, went to Weight Watchers, lost 60 pounds, but then gained it all back when I had my wonderful daughter a year after I made goal. That was 6 years ago, so I can think I technically can’t use the excuse “I just had a baby!” I love grocery shopping and think that if you are smart when you shop, you can lose weight. I will update my weekly losses and post progression pictures too. If you have any questions for me, you can e-mail me at:

slim-shoppin@comcast.net

Thanks for checking out my site!

Accomplishments in my life:

• Married 13 years to David
• 3 great kids, Paul, Mark and Claire
• Quit smoking 15 years ago
• Completed 2 full marathons and a half marathon the last 3 years with Team in Training.
• Quit my job at a bank which I had worked at for 13 years, to get a better job with nicer people!
• Taking a college nutrition class in fall of 2008, can’t wait to learn more about nutrition and healthy eating!

This is my family.  Paul is 12, Claire is 6, my husband David and my son Mark, 10.  Taken the summer of 2008 in Lake Michigan in Chicago.