when the time is right you will find determination

The last time I did this (loosing weight) was in 2006 I lost close to 30 lbs it was a good time in my life because I felt happy, strong and confident so much that my performance at work and my attitude improved so much that I was promoted, life was great. When our economy crashed in 2008 and trough out 2009 I had a period of high stress and living very much on edge, these circumstances affected me so much that I gained a lot of weight . In 2010 a very loved family member lost his battle with lung cancer this impacted me profoundly. I was a smoker for over 24 years I decide to stop smoking. When I stopped smoking combined with more stress at work I gained more and more weight kinda of a vicious circle. This leads us to today, this month its my 1 year anniversary of no smoking and feel great except it's time to get back in shape. I have decide get healthy and work on returning to the weight I was in 2006 my goal is set and clear.

This is an exciting time for me because I have so much to look forward to and my motivation is at a very high level I have not felt this way in a long time. Every day I look forward to tasting healthy foods, lean proteins, fruits and vegetables and It's nice not to feel my stomach all screwed up and not to have heart burn, but most importantly it is such a powerful high to visualize what I will look like and feel like when I reach my goal.

I work in a very hostile and stressful environment thank god my family supports me but hopefully this community will also be a source of focus and inspiration.

I think this website is great and cutting edge specially the barcode scanner app for my smartphone but it is the combination of technology and community that really makes it interesting.

The truth is that it is up to me and only me to see this phase of my life in to fruition and the most important ingredient is not going to be the website or the weight lose competitions it's my determination and this is something i am confident I have .

here's to the beginning of phase 2 in my life time to get healthy.

thanks for reading this.