For Angela and Willie Gillis loving one another is the easy part. They’ve been doing it for years first as best friends and now as husband and wife. According to an article by CNN, “their individual strengths balance the other’s weakness.” They have what most couples strive to have in the sense that they balance each other. The balance that they share is something that hasn’t just helped their marriage but it has helped them with regards to their health as well. Together, with a lot of hard work they were able to lose a combined total of 500 pounds.

“Everyone needs that one person to help them through, to talk to and someone who will hold them accountable. That person has been my husband,” Angela writes on her blog, WeBeatFat.com.

A few days before their first wedding anniversary, Willie woke up and told his wife, “I’m tired of being big.” He had just gotten back from visiting his newborn goddaughter and was scared he might not live long enough to see her grow up.

Angela and Willie Gillis decided to do something. They held each other accountable and they took control of their lives. They began working out and preparing healthy meals. They made a lifestyle change and because of that they are continuing their journey through life healthy and together. For more on this inspiring story visit CNN.

BMWK — When it comes to overcoming challenges in your own lives do you and your spouse work as a team and hold each other accountable? Do you have a success of your own to share?