Eyes Wide Open

Hello everyone. I am a newcomer to the MFP world. I am a 39 year old overweight smoker. I have been smoking for approx 22 years with about as many attempts to quit. I am the survivor of 2 heart attacks. After my second heart attack, I gained even more weight. I was hitting the 250 lb mark on a 5' 7" frame. Since my second heart attack, I have been looking through open eyes and seeing nothing. I honestly cant remember when I stopped seeing my own feet. One day I was playing frisbee with my son and daughter and had to keep taking breaks to catch my breath. It's a funny thing to stop to catch your breath and you light up a cigarette (and I don't mean that in a comidic way). The rational doesn't fit when you come to think of it; but, that was where I was. The light bulb turned on. I had my daughter run in the house and flush my cigarettes. We went in the house, grabbed a box, and started filling it with some of the unhealthy junk. I called my doctor and set up an appointment for a heart to heart. I began doing night walks with my twin brother and my older sister. Two weeks later I was down to 236 lbs and the doctor sent me to our local health and fitness center. I met katykid15 there. She has begun training me down the correct path. She introduced me to MFP. I began last week with my first weigh in at 225lbs and 4 and a half weeks cigarette free. I have set a weight goal but my true goal is the Walt Disney World 26 mile marathon in January. I registered and ordered my airline ticket to help influence my goal. With the help of katykid15, I only have one ambition and that is to succeed. My weight is an obvious goal, but a new lifestyle is what will add another 10 years to my life. I am finally starting to really see.