In late 2012 I was 280 lbs. My wife was nearly the same. We had been married for 7 years and no kids yet. About Thanksgiving, my wedding ring was getting too tight and I decided that was enough.
Picking Thanksgiving weekend was an odd choice for weight loss but I managed. I had lost 15 pounds by Christmas. I found out about calorie tracker apps and that helped me even more. My wife got on board as well.
By the next fall I had lost 100 pounds and my wife about 80. Then in early 2014 she got pregnant. My little girl was born that December and we both fell off the wagon on eating well. Not surprising I’m sure.
I’ve occasionally told myself I would start again and it would work for a week or two but I couldn’t convince myself to stick it out. But two weeks ago I was just over 240 and I had another “this is enough” moments.
I don’t have any aspirations of being 180 again at this age (41) but who knows. I have to try something. This 240 crap is getting hard. Every time I pick up my daughter my back hurts and I know it’s only going to get worse.
So I am back to tracking what I eat. It’s damn tedious but it works when I stick with it. I’m down to 233 in just over two weeks.
Wish me luck. Thanks.
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