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Introduction Text My name is Sam, I'm 31 years old and live on Long Island, NY (born and raised). At my heaviest, I was 252 pounds. Then I found CrossFit and learned how to eat properly. I now weigh in around 175lbs and feel great.

-I want to feel more confident in what I'm wearing, and not be limited to where I can shop. -I want to hear heels when I go out at night or even for work. -I want to fit into my dresses that I wore on my Sweet 16 and proms (size 8/10). -I want to be able to wear normal sized bracelets, rings and necklaces. I have my old class ring that no longer fits; the day that fits again will be a huge accomplishment! -I want to be able to walk up to a stranger and start a conversation without being worried that they are judging me because of my weight. -I want to just let loose and have fun without always thinking about how things look! -Be able to wear my Giants jersey and Yankees tshirts

I want to start playing tennis several times a week with my family. Hopefully by winter I will be in good enough shape to sign up for a singles league. Also want to go to the nearby state park for walks/hikes. For indoor activity, my company is adding a gym to our facility that is almost complete, so I will stay late at work a few nights a week to use different machines, like the elliptical and stationary bike. At home I have a treadmill that I can use whenever I'd like, so let's make it any time I am unable to do other activities. I have a pedometer through work, and my company is also doing a Fall Weight Loss challenge, with cash prizes, so there's even more incentive to lose. I'm going to do complete cleaning maybe twice a month (meaning moving furniture around to get behind and underneath things) so that should burn a few extra calories. For food, I am going to start bringing my lunch at least 4 times a week.

I'm 23 years old, from Long Island. I work in the printing industry and I really like my job and the people I work with. I live at home for now. Living at home can be very difficult because there are a lot more temptations around. I love living with my family because we're all very close, but I do have a lot of trouble controlling my eating with all these temptations around. Also everyone else in my family is painfully skinny (painful for me that is). I am the out of place one by far. We're all great athletes though, so anytime I want to go do something like tennis or walk, someone is there to do something with.

I love reading. I will read anything about South America/Latin culture. I adore Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Isabel Allende, Roberto Bolano, etc. I also have discovered that I very much like fantasy too; I have been reading the Song of Ice and Fire books and am hooked.

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