Information and opinions on health from Pattie N at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/842843/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/842843/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/842843/index http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/842843/145782/lead Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:24:09 -0400 Pattie N For such a long time, I was the sideline Mom..the obese one that never did anything because I could not. Little did I know how much it affected my kids until I made some healthy lifestyle changes and lost 131.5 pounds. Now I right in the sports and events with my kids..I now participate in karate instead of watch it. My son put his arms around me recently for the first time and could grab his hands...He said, "Mommy I can give you hugs... http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/842843/145782/lead