I'm a 47 year old, husband and father of three who has been overweight for most of my life. I could laugh off the children at the daycare I worked at calling me fat but when I had to get off the Batman ride at Six Flags because the belt would not lock the laughing was only on the outside. It's very embarrassing to have to check if you will fit on a ride before getting on the ride. The last few years my blood pressure has climbed and has been at 160/110 for about a week now and is scaring me and on top of that my ankles and knees have begun to hurt, I am beginning to feel older than I really am.
I have been a nurse for the last few years and work odd hours, eat a lot of junk food and have really been damaging to my body. I also worked a short spell in the nursing home and seen how much harder life was for the people who are obese. I do not want that to be me in my elder years.
The blog is my way of holding myself accountable to others and my cry for help from people around me. I actually lost weight by using the blog a few years ago but have fallen back to my old ways. I am hoping by the time I turn 50 years old, I will be a new man and add a lot of years to my life. I hope I can learn things along the way to help others out on their journey to health.
