In the beginning...

There once was a guy (who weighed 112 kg's) and a girl who weighed (123 kg's). They were in their forties and enjoying life with their medium-sized brood. Once upon a time they had both been sporty and slim. In recent times, they exercised only their mouths and as a result, their bodies looked more suited for Sumo wrestling. Then one day, they decided that their lives were going to change. They knew it would take a lot of work and sacrifice but they were prepared to make the change. They were prepared to get up one more time. They were prepared to break through the PAIN BARRIER. This is their journey as it unfolds...

Hi. My names Dar (that's me on the left) and my husband's name is Ta (obviously the guy on the right), and yes, we are the guy and girl in the story above. We are determined to lose weight and get fit so that we can truly enjoy our family and many more exciting adventures together. 

The name of this blog, "The Pain Barrier" comes from an event that was held at our high school. For a couple of weeks of each year the sports teams would go through intensive training sessions where athletes would be pushed to their limits. They would be forced to reach a type of pain barrier that only they could break through. And so it is with weight loss. As you try to get into shape, you are constantly hitting new pain barriers that need to be broken: eating addictions, exercising struggles and even social changes.

We have had success with weight loss in the past but have gone through that all too familiar cycle of putting the weight back on. However, that doesn't matter. As some wise person once said, "It's not how many times you fall over that matters, it's how many times you get up that counts." And that statement will be our mantra.

We look forward to sharing this journey with you. We aren't really the types of people to "put ourselves out there" but we figured that if we shared our journey with cyberspace, then we would have to stay committed to our goals.

Yours in Pain

Dar