I'm in my last semester of my Bachelor of Journalism and am currently Co-Editor-In-Chief of the student newspaper. Between these two responsibilities, I'm incredibly busy. I spend most of my spare time with my good friends or my darling boyfriend.

I spent 3 months in Africa last summer, during which time I ate a lot of rice and gained weight. I returned to Canada and, after several months of denial, had to recognize that being in Africa wasn't my problem.

I joined this site to get a better idea of what was in the foods that I eat and to help keep me on track for being healthy. After 7 years as a vegetarian that rarely ate vegetables, I decided it was time for a change in my diet and lifestyle.

My weight was actually 147 when I joined the site, so that's messed up my weight history a bit. Ah well. My focus is on the long-term...