Hey Folks

Well, it really isn't a secret. It was more of a motivation. My girlfriend and I made a friendly wager that banked on our weight loss. Her goal is to lose 20 pounds, mine is to lose 30 pounds (since men lose quicker apparently) and whomever reaches their goal first wins a sizeable amount of money. Then we'll set a new goal. Now, ideally, I would like for both of us to hit our first goal on the same weigh in so that we can just put the money aside for a nice dinner or a nice trip somewhere together, but we'll see.

But seriously, we both sat down and decided what amount of calories we were going to consume in a day, and formulated an exercise plan to go along with it, and we just stuck with it. My girlfriend lost 7.6 pounds the first week. So, it looks like we are moving in the right direction.

I can honestly say that keeping track of the foods that you eat everyday plays a major part in how you eat throughout the day. My girlfriend and I refuse to call this a diet, we have dubbed it simply healthy living, and have decided that this will be our new way of eating. And you really don't have to starve yourself, you just have to choose the right foods to eat and eat them in moderation. But that doesn't mean that you can't occassionally have that piece of chocolate cake. Just don't eat the whole thing.

Folks, we can all do this!!! It's just a matter of changing old habits. I quit smoking 7 months ago, and have never looked back. Now it's time to change the way I eat. I want to be around to see my children grow up.

Whew!! Sorry for that long post. Nice to meet you folks. Good luck to everybody. Feel free to contact me anytime.

Thanks Lenece and good luck to you too!!!:smokin: