The Beginning of the Journey
I turned 40 on June 14, 2009. The day after which I assessed where I was in my life, as most newly minted 40 year olds will do. I found myself lacking, again as most 40 year olds do. Where I found myself lacking was not in the monetary field (this is important, but not in my view one of the greatest achievements of life), the family area, or in my relationship with God. I found myself lacking in the area of my health. I was 380 lbs and in pretty bad shape. My son was 10 and though I stay active with him it was getting harder to do. I want to live a LOT longer and be there for my son and any future grand kids and I want to be happy in my longevity.
Long story short I decided to start eating better, counting my calories, and increasing my exercise and activity levels. So far so good. I am eating better and counting my calories quite well. My exercise stil needs work, but it has increased (it’s pretty easy to increase when you start from zero. 
As of this date I have lost 35 lbs (am now at 345 lbs) and am on my way to losing more. I am also shrinking. I measure my BFP (Body Fat Percentage) by tape measure and have dropped 4.15% (am now at32.15%).
