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<\/a><\/p>\nNot all of the guys I dated were supportive. In fact, one in particular did everything he could to sabotage my efforts<\/a>. He did not remain in my life for long. Thankfully. When I met Michael<\/a> I was fairly close to my goal weight. I had about 20 pounds to go I think. He has always<\/strong>\u00a0been supportive of my efforts to lose weight. Not everyone joined me<\/a> in my journey. I’m glad Michael did.<\/p>\n The Portland Century<\/p><\/div>\n Q1) How important is it for you to date\/marry someone interested in being fit?<\/strong><\/p>\n It is extremely important to me that I am with someone who is interested in health and fitness. My life is a lot different now than it was at 250 pounds. I grew to love fitness and eating healthy. I cannot imagine going back to the old ways.<\/p>\n I want my partner to live a long and healthy life with me. That means staying fit, exercising and eating healthy.<\/p>\n Q2) How do you balance staying fit, blogging, work\/school and DATING?<\/strong><\/p>\n I have a workout schedule that’s built into my life just like work is. It’s on my Google Calendar and Michael is cool with the schedule. A few nights a week I go to the gym after work and then we eat dinner together when I get home. On the weekends when I head to the pool he’s usually watching sports on TV anyways so it’s not a big deal.<\/p>\n Michael and I eat most of our dinners together, we eat breakfast together. We make plans together like Date Nights<\/a>. As for blogging–it take a back seat to my actual life. If I don’t have time for it, I don’t stress it.<\/p>\n Q3) Did you or when did you tell the person you were dating you had a blog?<\/strong><\/p>\n I was already dating Michael when I started this blog. He has helped me tremendously with some of the technical issues I’ve had. I really appreciate how understanding he is on the topic of the blog. In the beginning I didn’t take photos of Michael for the blog and I tried to limit the personal things I shared. Now I am more open about things. I’d ask Michael before posting personal things out of respect to him and his\u00a0anonymity. He’s become more relaxed about those things.<\/p>\n In terms of balancing the blog, I do it on my own time. The only time the blog really “interferes” with our lives is when I take pictures of the food before we eat it. \ud83d\ude42 I think that annoys Michael sometimes. Especially when he’s hungry!<\/p>\n Q4) Do you like working out with your significant other? Or do you like to keep working out and relationships separate?<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes! I love sharing my fitness with the love of my life.<\/a>\u00a0It means a lot to me that we can do things together to stay healthy. Michael got me into cycling, which I have grown to love. One of my favorite things to do with Michael is biking in events like the Portland Century<\/a>. We also hike together and go snowshoeing in the winter<\/a>. It means so much to me to have fitness <\/a>in common with my boyfriend. It’s honestly a deal breaker. I don’t think I’d be with someone that just wanted to sit on the couch all the time. That’s not my life anymore.<\/p>\n<\/a>