Trying To Be A Loser?

No, I haven't lost my mind. No, you don't need to worry about me slipping into depression. I WANT to be a loser. Yep, I'm going on record saying that I am a touch overweight. Okay, this is supposed to be a journal of my journey so let's be honest. I am what is medically defined as morbidly obese. There I said it.

I have tried to lose weight throughout my life. Why is this time different? Because I feel like I am finally grasping the idea of it being a lifestyle change. I also have a dear friend that will be giving me help in the training process. Honestly, I want this for me. But I want this for my family as well.

My wife, Amber is amazing. Her love for me, I have never doubted. I want to be the best husband I can be for her. I want to be the most attractive husband I can be for her. She is a mover...she is not content to just chill and hang out. She likes to do stuff. I want to be in a healthy condition so that I can do things with her (play tennis, go on walks, hikes) with better energy now and continue to do so the older I get. I want good health for me FOR her. I want to do all I can do to live as many days as God grants us together. We vowed to love each other until we die. I don't want that end to come because of my poor choices. Remember, I am MORBIDLY obese.

I also have three children. Eden, 6, Eli almost 4, Tobe 1.5. I want to be have the energy and health to go and play with them. I remember playing catch with my Dad in the backyard. Those were precious times for me. I want the same for them. I want to set a healthy lifestyle for them. I want to see them play sports or music in school. I want to see them graduate. I want to give my daughter away in marriage, when she is 28 :-), I want to see my boys find their wives. I want to see grandchildren.

Will this be easy? Absolutely not. I have failed at this many times. Will I fail this time? Oh, I will make bad decisions, maybe skip an exercise day or eat an extra piece of cheesecake or another braut. But this time that won't spell failure. I will just let it go and get back on the healthy lifestyle.

I need your help though. If you received an invitation to this blog that means you are someone that I consider to be a close friend. I will be completely honest (including my start date weight). I will keep nothing back. I will need the encouragement from you to keep going.

Start date: Monday August 10. First few sets of goals...over the course of six weeks I want to lose 10 pounds, two inches, drink 4 liters of H2O each day, do 10 push-ups and maybe a few more small goals. I will let you know what I weigh as of Monday.

Here we GO! I am SO excited.