Hey all! I love the support that y'all share so I wanted to share my story. In 2018 I was diagnosed with an A1C close to 9. I went in after needing to constantly pee. My girlfriend (no wife) sat with me when I got nauseous at the finger prick and blood since my family had a history of diabetes (type one and two). Only one that doesn't have it is my sister. My partner was nothing less than supportive during 99% of our relationship. Wife's her up. No physical activity added though when we got married. I weighed probably 240ish? 2021 rolls around and I move to another apartment in the same complex with her and our kiddo. Brother notices that I'm not as strong as I used to be and asks to hangout the next day. He shows me his home gym and we try a few workouts, focusing on form and not hurting myself I figured it was a one off and he says "so what time are we working out tomorrow?". It's been almost three years and I've gone from 258 to 197ish. Admittedly I am on Mounjaro, but that's more so for A1C control than anything else. I'm aware that I've done a ton of the work, but wanted to recognize my BAMF of a wife, BAMF of a kid for understanding (yes I still take TONS of time for her) and BAMF of a brother. All of them literally saved my life.

Last week I went to my yearly appointment and my A1C was 5.0. There's still tons of work to do with a goal of weighing 185 and continuing to add muscle, but I'm seeing so many results. Back when I started I used to get winded going up the stairs and could only jog for a few seconds. Now I'm going 15-20 minutes no stopping.

It CAN be done and if you think you're alone, everyone here has got your back. Y'all had mine.