I’m a 33 year old father of 2. I have a thyroid problem, but I don’t believe the weight is all caused by this. I started putting on weight about 10 years ago after an accident. I have put on a lot of weight per year ever since. I am on several medications for high blood pressure / and to slow my pulse rate, (tends to hover around 100 P.B.M.). I cant seem to control my eating, and I’m scared to exercise to hard since my heart rate is that high normally, and when I exercise I get winded VERY quickly. I’m fairly sedentary since getting laid off quite some time back.

I’m scared to death not to do something about it. But I start to eat better, and then I seem to destroy it. I’m so stressed out all the time, I wake up in the middle of the night worrying about my health and what i’m gonna do about it. Like now, its 3:19 am ……

I want so badly to change my life…. I love my wife and kids, and want to be here to see them all grow older. I’m quite honestly scared to death…… HELP PLEASE. I have considered surgery, but I don’t have the money, and I don’t feel like that’s the answer. I see these folks that were like me, and now they are 180-200 lbs and I think how on earth did they do it?

I’m willing to work at it, its just where do I start I need to get my heart healthy before its to late. I don’t worry about my looks, I have a great accepting wife, however her and my 9 year old are gaining as fast as me, and I would hate to see them go through what im going through physically and mentally. I want to show them a better way. It makes me so sad I cant even play with the girls cause im afraid of having a heart attack or something…

Hope someone can help, Im desperate to change for them and for me.