[OnMyWayDown]

I am 28 Years old and live in the florida keys. I am married to a wonderful man who has been by my side for 9 years and who is my best friend. I have struggled with my weight most of my life. I tend to allow weight gain when I am comfortable and I guess after 9 years I must be REALLY comfortable because I hit 322lbs at 5ft5. My husband I have been seriously discussing children lately and decided that it was time to get our lives together if we really wanted to really give it a shot. Obviously there is no way I could have a child at this weight safely and if I want to spend many more happy years by his side we had to start. So last Tuesday April 19th we started on our Journey. I have been using recipes from Cooking Light Magazine and preparing 3 Meals a day with small snacks. We are hoping to start trying for a family next year. So far I am down 9LBS in 9 days!!!!!!!!!! Hopefully it will continue....

[DTerminedOne1219]

Well congrats on getting started and already seeing weight loss! My boyfriend and i are in a similar situation. We just recently thought i might be pregnant. I'm not but and we're not quite ready but what i realized is that i really want to be more healthy before i take that on. When i found out i wasnt pregnant my initial reaction was a fear that my weight was keeping me from becoming pregnant! That being said, he was also just diagnosed with diabetes and high cholesterol..

We are big talkers but not always big doers so after his diagnosis it kicked us in gear to start making better decisions. My work schedule is crazy but we too just started cooking to accommodate his new needs and i'd have to say i just FEEL BETTER! Can you relate? I'm just getting started here myself and will be starting my work out regimine monday but i havent touched a scale in quite some time so it would be a nice surprise to see if eating better has really paid off! I'm here to chat if you ever want to! Good Luck again!