Greetings all!

Hello to all!

Been on MFP for about 2 or 3 weeks now, and enjoying it. I was a smoker for 13 years, always stayed around 145-150 (@6ft tall it looked a lil sickly now that i look back lol). Well I stopped smoking and of course I shot up in weight. 150, 160, 180, 200, 220...a bulk of the weight was put on in a year, 145 to 190.

When I first started my Lifestyle change (with my wife doing the same), the first time, was last year. I weighed 228 and dropped to 205 within a month and half. Then one day, while doing some dishes, my wife walked in the kitchen, behind me, and put on the counter, a positive pregnancy test! I was ELATED! However, the second thing that popped in my head was, I CANNOT keep going losing weight. It would be really unfair for me to keep losing it while she is gaining it. She would never ask me to stop, she is a great support, but i just would not feel right. So I eased off the diet and we got bigger together

So little Ms. Everleigh was born in sept. and BAM! Hello Colic, you evil evil beast! Six months later, the wife and I survived Colic, and now its time to get down! She started with MFP about 3 weeks ago or so, and i thought it looked very motivating so I thought i'd give it a try. I have been doing ALOT of Cardio, almost every night. I've never been a big runner/jogger, but i really think i wanna be the guy who LOVES to run. Jogged a mile straight the other night, which I never could do, even back in high school. 13 minute mile, which may not sound like alot, but i personally don't think thats too bad for an out of shape asthmatic.

I figure for the next year or so, I will really start pushing myself, and I believe the in the long run, my first official big goal is to jog or run a 5k. However my ultimate goal is to stick around for a long time for my beautiful wife, and my 2 beautiful girls! I do think it will be easier to achieve that goal if i was alot healthier so HERE WE GO!

Hope to see you all on the battlefield that is healthy living!
--Jason