Mrssmith's Journal, 03 April 2009

This is the first time that I am submitting a journal entry. I decided today to do so as I want to record and share my weightloss journey, and I do not feel comfortable talking about it with my family or friends. I am 56 years old and have been overweight my entire life, and recently I decided that I nolonger wanted to be so. I am not at my heaviest weight now, but very nearly at it. But no more. I am going to live the remainder of my life being at a healthy weight. So here starts my journey.

I have been married for 28 years, and recently retired from working fulltime to working parttime as a consultant. This has given me the opportunity to join (and go) to a gym where I seem to be both the oldest and the fatest person there -- the advantage of course is that I get a lot of attention from the gym's staff as they seem to be shocked that I turn up nearly everyday!

So let the journey begin. I am ready.