This is my first blog post, but not my first attempt at my Journey. My Blog is entitled My Journey to... because I feel that life is a journey...not a destination. We all know what the destination is the end, and I am not yet ready for my life to be over! My Journey that I begin today is a journey to a healthier life. I am going to be starting to eat healthier, exercise more regular, and take care of my body the way that God intends. None of us are perfect, and I won't portend to be perfect. This blog will be a story starting today of my life, with some reflections on the past to help me (and you) learn from the past. Often times, I think that the reason we continue to destroy ourselves isn't because we purposefully want to, it is because we forget where we have been and loose sight of where we want to go. I know that I want to be healthier than I am at this very moment. Currently, I am weighing in at 384.5 pounds and have a back ache that I have had now for three days....from moving a few boxes (not very heavy at all) and mowing my lawn (on a riding mower). Pretty sad physical shape!
I have been flowing a fellow on Sparkpeople (www.sparkpeople.com) who has now lost over 225 pounds for some time. In fact when I started following him, he weighed what I weighed and I was going to keep up with him because he had already lost over 150 pounds! Well...he now weighs 75 pounds less than I do...I didn't do so well on keeping up with him. So, he can serve as inspiration that this can be done, but ultimately, I have to do it for myself.
My wife and I have discovered that obesity is an excellent form of birth control over the past 7 years of our marriage. For the first 3 years we were married, we tried to get pregnant unsuccessfully and were about to decide that we were not going to be able to conceive. After an embarrassing trip to California where we had to ask for seat belt extensions on every plane, and crush the poor skinny person who was unfortunate enough to be seated on our row for the plane flights (we didn't subject just one person...there were three grand total)...we decided to really hit it and loose weight! Well, after each of us lost 50 pounds in a three month span, we found out we were pregnant with our first child. Diet stopped...pregnancy eating started (yes, I had pregnancy cravings too!)...and we proceeded to gain the 50 pounds lost back plus 20+ each. When our son was 18 months old, we decided he was self sufficient enough we could start our diet again and we did...both lost 40 pounds and low and behold...pregnant. Child number two nine months later. So, to end this cycle, I am going to see an Urologist this week to have this problem taken care of! There will not be any more diet children conceived if I can help it! Two beautiful red headed children are enough for me and my wife...
So with that in mind, I am starting today. Going to try and live life to the fullest. I am not going to be successful every day...that is just part of life. None of us know what is going to be thrown our way. I just have to be strong enough to come out on the other side still trying and I will succeed.
