My boyfriend said he would not shave his face until I lost 50lbs!

I am writing to get some help from you. My boyfriend said he would not shave his face until I lost 50lbs. I hate when he doesn't shave, it is so gross on my skin and he looks really homeless when he is not clean cut. He loves me and I complain to him all the time about losing weight, so he has now challenged me for motivational reasons only. My 10 yr reunion is next year. I want to blog about my journey through this lifestyle change and weight loss challenge.

I have been trying to lose weight for a while now and my success has bombed every time due to excuses that I make up for not exercising or eating right. During my high school years and and college years I was in great shape and athletic. Now that I am out I have gained so much weight and it really gets me down.

My Mom passed away 3 yrs ago from Lung Cancer and I have been under so much stress taking care of my family. I have let myself go and produced so many excuses why I cant lose weight. I use junk food for comfort. I have never had any nutritional or exercise guidance. Growing up my home was full of Honey Buns and and easy bake dinners. It didn't matter then because I would work it off the next day playing sports.

My whole demeanor has changed since I cant fit in my pants anymore. I never want to go anywhere and be seen. I want to see old friends,but I'm so embarrassed of myself that I keep giving them rain delays. My dad asked me the other day if "my treadmill ran away", then he patted my belly. I don't want to be in a swim suit at the pool around anyone.

My Point to this blog is I need some insight on what exercises I can do at home before, during or after work to help me lose weight. What are some basic foods I can eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? This is going to be a whole new life style change for me and I want to do it the right way out of my home with out spending money on pricey Hollywood fad diets or personal trainers. My Goal is to help myself and others use resources to be thin and healthy for a lifetime with out lifetime memberships to the gym.