hparis

I have lived in the Metro Buffalo NY area my whole life, have 3 dogs, play ice hockey, and am self-employed.

My husband recently died from complications due to obesity. He had once weighed 460#, had managed to lose nearly 200#, but had damaged his heart beyond repair and had developed diabetes.

I had been overweight, though not obese, my entire life... BUT had become obese when I jumped on the "diet" bandwagon. It's funny... you go on a diet to lose weight and you come out the other end obese!

I always had it in the back of my mind that I should lose weight to extend my life, but did not really become so inspired to take a step forward to do so until my husband died.

My goal as of this writing is to lose another 65 to 85 pounds (once I determine what my actual body fat percentage is)