Hello!

I'm Jim, a 79 year-old veteran retiree. I have right side heart failure, in large part because of severe obesity: 410 pounds. I had become unable to do, well, almost anything. I began to make changes very slowly, and with very little input. Mostly from a nutritionist on the telephone: Pandemic. The beginning issues for me at first, and I suppose still, are sodium and sugar. That was in June 2022. In March this year (2023) I began working with more purpose, under the guidance of a home-based primary care team from the VA. My weight then was 370. I weighed in today at 334.5 and am confident I will get to my goal weight of 220 pounds. I'm enjoying eating much more than before. I'm planning meals, controlling my shopping, and enjoy cooking part of what I eat. MyFitnessPal is a big part of my program. Keeping track of my food and exercise makes a very big difference.

I have a cat named Bella, and I photograph flowers and birds.

A Wood duck at Tingley Beach in Albuquerque, NM — USA.