Friends and support from the fitness pal community needed

byoooo43

I'm a 53 year old male. I've been a Type II diabetic for about 8 years. I have worked in the medical field for about 7 years, first as a PCA in an ICU unit and recently as a PCT at a dialysis clinic. My wife and I have one daughter together and her name is Taylor. Taylor will begin her freshmen year at the University of Memphis this fall. My wife and I are very proud of Taylor and very blessed. My wife and I will celebrate our 20th anniversary in November.For me there's not one reason, there's many. But there are several main reasons. First, I really don't like the way I look, I don't like what I see when I look in the mirror. But more than that I want to get healthy as well as fit! I want to enjoy my life more than I am at the moment and not miss out on things because I am overweight. Also I want to get rid of all the medications I have to take every day and be able to exercise . I'm not working at the moment because of a back injury and its putting a lot of extra burden on my wife. I have been maintaining a 1500 or less calorie a day diet and have lost about 42 pounds in 50 days.