NEARING the end of 2012, I was on the threshold of obesity with a BMI of 29.9. I was completely dissatisfied with my appearance, my life, and my relationship. Over the course of about five years, I gained approximately 50-55 pounds. I avoided looking at myself in the mirror, especially when I was naked. I did not want to have sex with my girlfriend because I felt I was so disgusting. I hated buying bigger clothes because I believed it was a tacit acknowledgement of the weight I had gained. I was 42, weighed nearly 230 lbs and had a mostly sedentary daily routine - I began to worry about diabetes, hypertension, and heart attacks. I needed to make big changes. And I needed to make those changes fast.

By the time I signed up to fatsecret.com, I had already lost nearly 45 lbs. But I noticed I was beginning to slack off. I began to eat more. I began to fall back into some bad habits. My goal with fatsecret.com is to STAY ON TRACK! I want to feed myself GOOD food. I refuse to let the world feed me. I want to know and control what is going into my body. I want to feel GOOD about my body!! And I want to LIVE!!

LET'S DO THIS!