turbolx
New member
Hello everyone, My name is Brian, and it is great to meet you all.
I have been lurking for a couple weeks now and thought it was time to say hello.
The support and friendship that I have witnessed is truly amazing and I hope I can join in and add to the support as well as get some suppot myself.
A little about me,
I am a 38yr old husband and a father of 3 great kids. I have the best family ever and I want to make sure I am around to see them all grow up and have a family of their own. My Wife is the best and is the most supportive person I know, so I have a great team to help me on this journey.
I Grew up on The farm, so Large meals and a high fat diet is what I grew up with. I was an Automotive Mechanic for 13 years so I was always mobile, working and stayed active for that time. It seems that I was active enough to keepmy weight in check. After a back injury I decided that I wanted a change and went into my second career of Information Technology. So I went from a full, active 9-12 hour days to sitting behind a desk full time. When I was healthy and working on cars I averaged 175-180 lbs. After I changed careers, I Steadily climbed to where I am now 292 lbs.
We had to move to a different state about 5 years ago, and I have never really been comfortable with meeting new people, and am quite shy as well, therefore I have not been able to make friends here yet, so outside of my family, there is no one to kick me in the butt and keep me going. (That sounds like an excuse, doesn't it? lol)
I hope I can help support others here and have some accountability for myself and some one to help keep me in line.
I will start a journal in that section and post a starting picture, as well as lay out what I have for a plan to lose this weight.
Thanks for listening and I look forward to hearing from you all!
Brian
I have been lurking for a couple weeks now and thought it was time to say hello.
The support and friendship that I have witnessed is truly amazing and I hope I can join in and add to the support as well as get some suppot myself.
A little about me,
I am a 38yr old husband and a father of 3 great kids. I have the best family ever and I want to make sure I am around to see them all grow up and have a family of their own. My Wife is the best and is the most supportive person I know, so I have a great team to help me on this journey.
I Grew up on The farm, so Large meals and a high fat diet is what I grew up with. I was an Automotive Mechanic for 13 years so I was always mobile, working and stayed active for that time. It seems that I was active enough to keepmy weight in check. After a back injury I decided that I wanted a change and went into my second career of Information Technology. So I went from a full, active 9-12 hour days to sitting behind a desk full time. When I was healthy and working on cars I averaged 175-180 lbs. After I changed careers, I Steadily climbed to where I am now 292 lbs.
We had to move to a different state about 5 years ago, and I have never really been comfortable with meeting new people, and am quite shy as well, therefore I have not been able to make friends here yet, so outside of my family, there is no one to kick me in the butt and keep me going. (That sounds like an excuse, doesn't it? lol)
I hope I can help support others here and have some accountability for myself and some one to help keep me in line.
I will start a journal in that section and post a starting picture, as well as lay out what I have for a plan to lose this weight.
Thanks for listening and I look forward to hearing from you all!
Brian
