Married 18 years...two teens and FAST approaching 40. My blood pressure was horrible and I know I was apathetic toward my diet and how I should be taking care of myself.

I started this in late February 2009 and with the Weight Watchers lifestyle (thanks to work buddies), I have since lost 20 lbs and have been making great strides to undo the punishment I have inflicted upon myself the last several years. I am a stress eater and have grown WAY too fond of beer to take the edge off the stressful life I lead.

My dad passed at 51 and I am REALLY not prepared to watch my life slip away when I can do something about it. A fatal heart attack in my 40s is not what I have in mind...and I knew I was headed that way.