Newlyweds

Tom, Silver Spring, MD    Weight Loss Goal – 100 pounds

Patricia, Silver Spring MD    Weight Loss Goal – 35 pounds

Combined weight loss goal of 135 pounds

Tom and I are embarking again to get fit this year.  The “Biggest Loser Couples Million Pound Match-Up” seems to be a great motivation for us.  We love watching the Biggest Loser and find it very inspirational.

We just celebrated our two year anniversary last week.  When I was single, I always told myself that I wouldn’t be one of those women who get fat after they get married.  Well I was certainly wrong about that.  My eating habits and patterns have changed drastically.  In the past I was conscientious of the food I put in my body.  But now, to save a buck, eating the pre-packaged crap that my husband has been eating is more economical and convenient for our lifestyle.  In June of 2006, I had gotten up to 170 pounds.  I worked out very hard at the gym without changing my eating habits much. The only thing that was different was that we didn’t eat out as much.  I was able to lose 35 pounds, but the weight wouldn’t come off after that.

We would like to have a baby this year, and I need to lose weight to be healthy enough to carry a child.  Tom has Type 2 diabetes and he needs to lose weight so he can live longer.  Besides taking insulin, he has to take medication for high blood pressure and high cholesterol. 

Tom and I do go for walks, but haven’t been disciplined enough to do it every day.  So, we intend to crack the whip and change our exercise and our eating. I love vegetables, but Tom could do without them.  But I’d like to completely change how we eat. 

Winning a personal trainer for a year, would completely change our lives.  Tom and I are dedicated to our health and our future.  That is why we deserve to win.