So I have come to a conclusion and maybe it's been obvious to many and I know obvious to me but I've chosen to ignore it for different reasons. Those who know me personally know that I am severely overweight. As a matter of fact I've been diagnosed as morbidly obese. If you don't fit into that category then you can't really understand the emotions those words bring. That's not a knock against you but just the truth. Now, here's the confession. I have failed at treating my body as a temple like we're commanded to in the Bible. I have become addicted to food and live to eat rather than eat to live. I find myself unable to do very much physically without becoming short of breat and easily tired. I'm sure that I am right on the verge of diabetes and am a walking time bomb with the possibility of a heart attack. My body hurts in ways it never has.
You may ask, well how overweight are you? I truly think that many of the folks I went to high school and college with would be shocked unless they've seen me in the past 8 or 9 years. When I graduated from high school I weighed 230 lbs and was about 30 lbs overweight. Now I weigh in the neighborhood of 420 lbs. I've tried dieting, weight watchers, shakes, smoothies, etc. I've gone up and down on the scale losing as much as 70 lbs at one point and then putting it back on plus more. The one thing that I've not done in a long time is exercise regularly and with purpose and change my eating habits.
Well, the time has come. I have discovered that our health insurance will allow me to join a fitness center at a greatly reduced price, less than half the regular cost. I am going to use this to begin seriously working out. I'm not trying to build a bunch of muscle but trying to lose weight, get my cardio back and tone my muscles. Now I understand that words are empty so I'm going to use my blog as a diary of sorts.
I invite you to follow along if you'd like. Words of encouragement or an occasional kick in the pants are welcomed.
Tomorrow, 11/3/11 will be my first real workout in a long, long, long time. I find myself looking forward to getting started!
1 comments:
I am SO proud of you, Dale! What's more, I'm excited for you, your wife and children, the youth you influence in ministry, and all who love you! I'm far away, but count me among those cheering you on to good health and long life!
Much love,
Patti
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