Hey fitday crew!
 

Hey gang! I've been on fitday for about a month now and just checked out the forums and thought I'd say hey. I'm a 5'8 tall, 30 y/o husband of 7 years and father of 2 boys (5 y/o and 4 months:):) ). When my wife and I first got married, I was about 200lbs even. However, with working full time and going back to college for another degree for a career change to nursing, the weight slowly but surely came on.

So, why the change now? To be honest, I need to be healthy for my family but first/foremost myself. I've realized I need to make a lifestyle change to live healthy. As I go with the decisions I make with food, so does my oldest son. I need to be an example for him. So since 1/24/11 I've began dieting and working out hard and my son now asks when he goes to eat something, "Daddy, is this healthy?". Haha, I love it!

My goal is to get back to being healthy by doing lots of cardio, lifting weights and of course, dieting right. My goal is to run in a 5k this summer and run steadily thereafter all the while of course, living a healthy lifestyle.

So here I am fitday! Lol! Apologies for the dissertation/thesis that I just wrote....needless to say I'm pretty excited here :):)

Welcome to the forums!

Looks like you're doing great--keep it up and you'll make your goal before you know it.

If there's anything we can do to help, just say the word.

Regards,
Michael

Thanks for the reply Michael! Looks like you're doing great yourself. It takes a lot of work, that's for sure. Props to you for your hard work and I'll look to keep up with you along the way.

Congratulations on becoming a better role model! And best of luck on your journey. My husband and I have 3 daughters and when I started this I decided that what was good for me, was good for them too. Sometimes I get a bit of whining from them, and I always say "some day you'll thank me for this". I'm not holding my breath for that thanks, but I know for certain that this is best for the long run.