My ultimate goal in losing weight and becoming fit is to become more independent both in the present and in the future. The following are some of the things I’d like to do when I reach my weight and fitness goals:

• I live on a small tree farm and there is lots of work on the grounds.
Also, I am having extensive work done to the outside of my
house. To accomplish this, I’m hiring the work done. As
these tasks become a matter of routine maintenance I
want to be able to handle a significant portion of that myself.
However, I will only be able to do this if I am fit and healthy.
• Another factor in my desire to trim down and build strength
is the fact that my feet (which have no arch) are being crushed
by my weight and are structurally collapsing. I want to rescue
those feet and take a load off. I’m hoping that then I’ll be able
to walk short nature trails in state parks, etc.