Once more - with feeling!

Hi everyone! My name is Jenni. I was very active and diligent about 6 years ago and lost about 25 pounds. Then, my husband got suddenly ill, was in the hospital for about a week, and everything went out the window! The next few months were spent trying to get him back to healthy and I left myfitnesspal behind, along with all I had learned. I put on the 25 pounds plus another 10 for good measure!

I've known that my weight is out of control. I'm currently 245 and 5'. I've always been a big girl, but this is ridiculous. My husband has gotten diagnosed with many things, including diabetes. He takes a medication that makes him nauseous much of the day and therefore doesn't eat. He's lost a lot of weight! I know it's not in a good way and I encourage him to try to get in a routine, but I know I don't really want to eat when I'm nauseated, either. In any case, he has broken the 200 mark, something he hasn't done since before college.

I have been inspired and I know the only real way I've ever successfully lost weight was by logging logging logging. So, here I am. Would love to have some friends and share our struggles and successes as we go! No time like the present to get serious!

I also did my first workout this morning in over a year. Good gosh it was hard! I know it just takes time to build the stamina up, so I'll do my best to take it all slowly. I got this