100 Pounds Down Now

Thanks man. I feel great. Hard to believe that I ever let myself get into that shape in the first place but it just goes to show that it's never too late to make the changes in life that can change your life. I'm proof that anybody can do it. It just takes some dedication, determination and hard work. It's not easy but the rewards far outweigh the costs to get here.

Thank you lae!

Thanks you guys! It's been an amazing journey so far. Nanalulu I know you can do it. Trust me! If I can do it ANYBODY can do it. It doesn't take pills, or shakes, or crazy diet plans, or surgeries, or anything else. Just focus on making small changes at first. Small changes to your diet. I switched from regular Coke to Coke Zero. Then after a month I quit soda. Then I switched from salted and roasted almonds to plain almonds. It takes time to get used to changes, even the small ones, but if you make too many all at once you'll set yourself up to slip up. Then I just kept making healthier and healthier choices. Then I started walking. Wow was I SLOW!!! I could only walk about a mile and it took me about 18:30 minutes to do that. But I kept going. Just adding a little bit of mileage and going a little bit faster each time. Saturday I went out and ran 12 miles. YES! I RAN 12 MILES!! I promise you that if you stay focused on the small changes you can and will achieve anything and everything you want to achieve. And as you conquer these small challenges your self-confidence will continue to increase and then you go from "wishing" you could do something, or "hoping" that things will change, to KNOWING that you can do these things and KNOWING that things are changing. You CAN do it!

Thank you @Atomdraco, @Tinatime, and @Evalynnambra. The first part of my journey has been pretty much about me. I wanted to get healthy for myself, for my wife and for my kids. I want to be around for a long time so I can grow old with my wife and play with my grandkids and great-grandkids someday in the future. But now my journey is really focusing on others. I want to inspire and encourage others who may feel that same sense of hopelessness that I used to feel. I remember days when I didn't want to get out of bed. Days where I thought that my life would never change and that I would be unhealthy for the rest of what would probably be a very short life. But life doesn't have to be like that. At all! Life can be full of joy and fun and excitement. Life can be about being the best that you can be. I'm walking proof that change can happen and that life can be SO much better.