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rabi1407
rabi1407 Posts: 8 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hi, I'm new to this site and pretty much starting over as far as getting healthy. I had always been active, but never worried about my health until I lost my wife and was left with a 18 month daughter and a 6 year old son to raise. I let myself go for 2 years and my health started suffering. My cardiologist got my attention when he asked if I had picked out someone to take care of my children when I died, that got me motivated to start moving around. I have a long way to go to get where I want to be, but as long as I have those two, I'll get there.

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  • JustSomeEm
    JustSomeEm Posts: 20,303 MFP Moderator
    Wow, welcome to MFP and good luck finding your way to better health. Your kids will be glad to have their dad around. :flowerforyou:
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    Wishing you every success. One day at a time you will get there.....you have two wonderful reasons to give it your best.....
  • pinkiezoom
    pinkiezoom Posts: 409 Member
    Welcome, and what an strong motivator, if you need friends for motivation/support feel free to add me, i log in daily and my diary is open x
  • LTGPSA
    LTGPSA Posts: 633 Member
    Hello and Welcome! MyFitnessPal has been an effective tool for me in my journey to good health. I've tried a multitude of other programs, diets, etc. This has worked the best. Wishing you great success in achieving and surpassing your health goals. I am also open to new friends who want to share support and motivation. :)
  • rabi1407
    rabi1407 Posts: 8 Member
    Thank you all for the welcome and the kind words. So far this site is helping me to figure out the direction I need to be going, and really pay attention to what I eat. I'll be glad to add new friends as soon as I can figure out how to do it, have a great weekend!
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    Welcome. Sorry about the loss of your wife but it sounds like the kids may be motivation enough. While I am 15 years older and our kids are 17 they are a driving force for me to learn how to eat right in front of them before they leave home. If they abuse carbs the way I have for most of my life and develop related health issues they at least will have my example even if late how to change a life long eating habit for the better. My weight is slowly dropping but my pain levels are down from 7-8+ to 2-3 on a 1-10 scale most all days already.

    Thanks for sharing your story. For some weight loss and learning how to keep it off is more a looks thing which is fine when young. For others of us it truly is a matter of life and death because of the health issues that have come from a life time of poor eating habits.
  • irejuvenateme
    irejuvenateme Posts: 96 Member
    Fellow Dad here(boy and a girl 19 months) - feel free to add me. Welcome, welcome!
  • beautifulciera
    beautifulciera Posts: 202 Member
    welcome handsome!! Stay Motivated ~ Push On ~ When it hurts the most is when you go the hardest. Feel free to add me :) Build your motivation team, we all need it :)
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