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Last Wednesday I received my emails to let me know we are kicking off  first day of our Iowa Food Bloggers Challenge for the  Iowa Food & Family Project.  Let me say, this is not the first time at this rodeo!  At 62, I have been up and down the scales like a concert pianist at piano practice.  Yup, me and Oprah, we are joined at the hip -- generous hips, I will say.   At this moment in time I am up about 20 pounds from my best weight, but I've been as up as much as 90 pounds.  I know it doesn't matter if you have 10 pounds to lose or 100 pounds, it's hard -- really, really hard. I love food.  I love to cook food, eat food, have parties where I plan lots of food for my friends and family, read about food, watch cooking shows, and even just sit and read recipes from my huge collection of cookbooks.  So when I saw the Iowa Food & Family Project was putting together a team of bloggers for the Live Healthy Iowa 10-Week Wellness Challenge.  It spoke to me.   Food and Wellness -- I can work with that combination.  Yes, I want to lose some weight to get my tushy back in those skinny jeans in my closet when I go to Paris with my sister this May, but more importantly I really need to get control of my diabetes numbers.  Those 20 pounds sneaking back on have also allowed those numbers to sneak up.  And just let's say my doctor is less than pleased. I set my first goals to exercise 120 minutes per week and  I have convinced my daughter Angie to go with me -- so I have a partner!  My goal is...