Well... Here I Am!
 

I'm 30 and in the worst shape of my life. I literally fear for my life at this point. To put the cherry on the sundae (mmm... sundae), my boyfriend of two years is telling me to lose the weight or lose him.

Yeah, I know the key to success is to lose the weight for YOU, but that hasn't worked in the past, so it won't work now. I am doing it to save my life AND my relationship.

Diets don't work for me so this time it's all about exercise. I plan to start a 3 day a week walking routine where I hope to condition myself into jogging and eventually full on running.

There is going to be 3 days of walking/jogging a week and in my off days, I am going to stay active by playing Just Dance 2 on my Wii.

I also plan on doing some light weight training with free weights but I think that is going to come a bit later.

I broke a sweat just typing that. LoL Can't wait to pass out on the sidewalk tomorrow trying to jog for 30 seconds.

Hey SuddenlySweet,

I see you're from Wisconsin (I'm from out by Appleton!) and wanted to welcome you!

My story is a little different, but I my journey began when I kept finding myself get jealous of other girls because they were thin and I felt that compared to them, my boyfriend would leave me in a heartbeat! I know realize how silly that is, but I was so insecure with myself that I felt worthless. He is a great guy and I always felt he deserved the best which I knew wasn't me.

One day I sat down and realized that there was nothing wrong with me however I knew my weight was a huge issue. So I started losing weight and my confidence alone has gone through the roof.

My weight loss has been a little slow but its still coming off so I'm finding myself smiling a lot more and feeling less intimidated by others.

I'm still in my journey and will be for awhile so if you ever need to talk to someone feel free to look me up.

You'll do great!

Thanks BT! I'm in Milwaukee, so not too far from you. I am really excited to get started and I know pretty soon I'll be able to start looking in the mirror again.

Congratulations on your success so far. :)

Lose weight for You!!! And lose the boyfriend too. You have too many years ahead of you sweetie to deal with someone who would give you an ultimatum like that. Seriously is he going to love you more when you are thin? Or is he going to keep finding things to complain about???? Believe in yourself, you can do this!!!!

Thanks TamiL! I looked at your progress pictures and you look fantastic by the way.