At over 300 lbs Tara thought her only option to lose weight was weight loss surgery, but after seeing 3 relatives lose weight with surgery only to gain it all back, she decided she didn't want to rearrange her insides for something that obviously has more to do with lifestyle. So she decided to do it the "hard way" with diet and exercise. She had some help in the beginning with medication from her doctor that taught her how much she needed to move and how much to eat, but after a couple months she was able to do it on her own and a year and a half later had lost 140 lbs!! That was in 2005 and she has kept it off even with having a baby in 2008. Being healthy is her passion now! She loves working out and loves all types of fitness, but especially yoga and is now a yoga instructor. She also completed a course with the Institute for the Psychology of Eating to become a Certified Mind Body Eating Coach. She hopes to inspire others to show them they can get healthy too!