Where Do I Start??

In July of 2010, I stepped on the scale to see the numbers "258"....wow!! and I am only 5 feet tall.  I used to say that they would have to buy an extra large coffin when I die. I joked about my size. I knew that I was overwieght but I never thought of it as a problem. However, my body disagreed with my head. I developed high blood pressure and was prescribed medication. I had also started to gasp for breath while sleeping. It would wake me up and prevent me from getting enough sleep. My doctor sent me for a sleep study which showed that I stopped breathing many, many times during the night. Quite honestly, this scared me. I had learned to ignore the fact that I would be out of breath after simple tasks and that I wanted to sleep ALL the time. My life was passing me by and I didn't even realize it. I decided it was time for a change.