Getting there...

I took a walk this evening with my wife and son. Nearly half of the time, I carried my son on my shoulders. As time went on, I realized that his weight roughly equals the 40 pounds I have lost since beginning the Traveling Shirt challenge with Schulte and Swann. It was a motivating moment in two respects: 1) It helped me realize that I used to carry that much weight everywhere I went. 2) I’m still only about half way to my overall goal. That means I still have that much farther to go. As I lift him off my shoulders to let him walk some on his own, I can instantly see what it feels like to be free of 40 lbs. In an instant, I felt lighter and refreshed. It’s easy in a moment like that to look ahead to what it will be like to finally be like to be rid of the rest of my excess weight.

I’m at a typical point where I start to feel good and go back the other way. Over the last few months I have had good weeks and bad. The good have outshined the bad so far and I’m trying to keep motivated. Basically, I have just tried to stick to the basics: eat less and move more. Little by little, I’m getting there. It’s not as exciting as watching the quick and dramatic transformations that we see on infomercials or on shows like the Biggest Loser. Hopefully the more gradual changes I have made are becoming engrained in me and will be sustainable over time.

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