So I have been lurking on this thread for quite some time and want to thank everyone for the motivation it has given me over the last few months. Was living a really unhealthy lifestyle - no exercise, eating and drinking way too much. Back in the fall I got motivated and started running again. Over the last 10 years, I would try to exercise, but it never really lasted for one reason or another (mostly just due to laziness). So far it has stuck (4 months now). At the same time, I pretty much cut out out the booze (was drinking about a bottle of wine every night) and started watching what I eat (I work at home so just cutting out the snacking during the day has helped tremendously). So fast forward 4 months, I'm down 35 pounds to 200 and would like to lose another 15-20 pounds. Went to the doctor for standard lab tests and the results were already a ton better than the last time I went in.
Anyways, running has always been my preferred choice of exercise. I've started a runners thread on the Hobbies board.
Anyone else out there running to lose weight or get/stay in shape I'd love to hear from you over there.