First name: Kim
Geographical location: NW Minnesota
Age: 47
Marital Status: Divorced
Children/Ages: Son 20; daughter 14
Occupation: Work at home - legal transcription
Pets: 1 full time dog, one "winter" dog (In-laws leave their dog with us when they go to Arizona for the winter; 2 cats
Hobbies/Interests: reading
Height: 5-5
Eye/Hair Color:Blue/brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: This time? Last week. The first time? Age 20 or so
Starting Weight:235
Goal Weight: 140
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: My job; I am sitting at the computer 9+ hours a day, at least five days a week; allowed a five minute break each hour.
Following any specific plan: Just trying to eat less and move more for now; going to set up appointment with nutritionist at the clinic
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Just quit smoking; if I can do that, I can do this! Feeling my age more than ever before and need to deal with my weight so I feel better.
Anything else you would like to share with us: Remotely considering WLS; planning on starting doing 5Ks this spring/summer and maybe work my way up to doing a half marathon with my SIL.