I didn't grow up eating meat - I was a vegetarian until I was 18.
My mom is a great cook, and family dinners were a must growing up, even if that meant eating at 10 p.m. when my dad got home from the hospital. It's where we did our family bonding.
Growing up in my family, it wasn't important that we always be the best; it was important that we were going to try to be our best and give it our all.
When I was young and growing up overweight, I believed the "eaten" was more powerful than the "eater," meaning the food was more powerful than I was.
