As someone who used to be an athlete in my teens, 20s, and 30s, I've found that keeping up with exercise and maintaining healthy body weight is difficult, especially after having kids and working full time. However, recently, I had a wake-up call that has renewed my determination to be active and healthy, and to lose about 50 pounds for the sake of my quality of life as well as to be able to be active with my kids and my friends. To that end, I am also blogging my information as I go about this goal. 
On June 1, I weighed 240 pounds, about the most I've ever weighed. My ideal weight for height and frame is 180 lbs. My doctor has said that if I get down to 190 and maintain 190, I would be considered healthy and the benefits would be great. For me, I've always maintained healthy body weight when active and thus I am getting my activity level up. 65 to 100 minutes a day, 6 days a week, with one full day of rest each week. The first two weeks I'm doing nothing but cardio via elliptical machine at the gym. This first day I managed 65 minutes level 8/12 at 795 calories.
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