I've been working on weight loss for what seems like ages now. I finally had some health issues resolved last year which has made it so I'm in a position I can actually start losing weight. My partner and I are embarking on our own health journeys this year. He may not have as much to lose as me, but it doesn't make his road any easier.
One thing that will hopefully make me more accountable is participating in a weight loss challenge at work, starting next week. I'm easily the biggest person participating, so I have to lose that much more to win.
While I don't (yet) have any weight related health issues, I know they are coming down the road. My entire family has health problems and I don't want to end up like them. High blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, back problems from carrying too much weight, a myriad of heart problems, cancer...and on and on.
One thing that I do have helping me out in the health department is a strict vegan diet that I've been following for ten years now. There's no doubt it's what's helped me stave off the genetic problems my family keeps running into, and it's not something I'm about to give up. I know there is a stereotype out there that vegans are this skinny, pale, waifs, and I while I am pale (yay Northern European heritage!), even at my ideal weight I'm going to be rounded- some genetics I don't mind.
I'm going to be updating over at tumblr, too- until I get into my groove and figure out where I want to be. You can follow my partner there, too.
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