My decision to begin this journey

My decision to begin this journey was a simple one, I promised my daughter, and I promised myself.  At 42 years old and 297 Pounds I was in bad shape.  I have smoked a pack a day of cigarettes for the past 24 years.  I called it my 24 year love affair with nicotine.  I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia when I was at the heaviest weight I had  ever been.  Most days my body hurt so much that just walking up the stairs would make me cry.  I am pretty tough.  I have a high tolerance for pain but this was unbearable.  I wasn't at all active, I did not exercise because it just hurt to move.  My arms and legs felt like each extremity weighed hundreds of pounds individually.  My body was foreign to me. I would look in the mirror and think what is this?  My chest felt so big and heavy it was like I was really swollen from my stomach and chest up into my neck and face. My daughter had been asking me for months to quit smoking and I started thinking about what would happen to my family if I had a heart attack?  It was a very real concern.  I made a promise to my daughter that I would quit and get healthy and happy and be around for a long time.  It has been a year so far, I quit smoking and I am
-95 pounds into my journey and  it has been an emotional one, and a physical one.   My personal renovation project is under way...