Hi chelbell and welcome.
I'm guessing you're fairly young here since you sound like a newlywed so I'm probably a heck of a lot older than you (will be 58 in June)....so let me advise you a little here.
Being very close to goal, I cannot even begin to tell you how fantastic it feels to be a normal size again. Not only appearance, but mobility, etc.
But you do NOT want to be postponing dealing with issues like diabetes and hypertension. Furthermore, being overweight puts a huge amount of stress on our weight-bearing joint, esp. knees and feet....not to mention back problems. As we age, that results in significant pain and mobility problems. There was a point where I was actually almost limping due to this....and now I'm running around like a kid again.
For me, almost nothing is worse than pain. And let's face it...develop chronically painful joints and you become even more sedentary...and gain even more weight. You just get in deeper and deeper and getting out just seems more and more overwhelming.
Believe me...I've been back there where it's nice and cozy here and I'm just cooking away in my kitchen, thinking who cares? I'm happy. But actually, I wasn't most of the time...regarding my weight. Because honestly, the older you get, the more you need to worry about your health....so why put it off? Taking care of this results in major damage control. You can literally stop things like diabetes, hypertension, joint deterioration, etc. in their tracks if you start dealing seriously with this now.
This board is awesome for support and makes one accountable...which is invaluable. But you have to stay here and read and post regularly to be able to benefit from it. Hope you stay.
deena