I often think about my wedding day. The pain I felt. How uneasy I was. How I knew I would always have regrets about that day. You would never think that marrying the GREATEST girl in the world would stir up these negative thoughts , but when I look at pictures of that day, I can't help it. And though the big question that day was "Do you take this woman....", there was always another question lurking in the back of my mind. It was "how much do I wish I looked like I did in 2007, on this day?". Pictures are a reminder of how I wasn't my best, on the best day of my life. I don't want to ever feel this way again. I've made the decision (once again) that I need to make some changes, but this time, make them for good. I am married now. I have a house, a wife who loves me, an amazing baby, an iron clad support network of friends, and a dream of seeing my family grow well beyond my glory days. I have reasons... more then ever before, to take my life back...
The goal is to lose 70-100 lbs by May 2016. I know that I can do it, as I've lost weight in the past. I also know that it will not be an easy task. The truth is that I've let myself go over the past 6 years. I can blame starting work on why I got fat again, as well as injuries and stress. When it comes down to it, the reason that I am fat is that I have not adapted.
Life gets harder and things change, and you have to adapt or roll with the punches. I know that. I've always known that. But knowing something is different then actually doing it. Yes, stress, injuries and time are always roadblocks to where you want to get to, but they are always gonna be there. I need to learn how not only work around these, but work with them, because they are part of my life regardless of what I think. In the past, whenever I decided to lose weight again, I'd think of a new approach in my head, only to see that it was the same in execution. This time around that wont be the case... Welcome the Age of Firepower! I've joined Reebok CrossFit Firepower to push me, and help me push myself, in this journey. I've done it right by enlisting the help of an awesome nutritionist to keep me on track. I'm addressing my mobility and pain issues so that I can be more efficient and achieve a better quality of life. I'm doing it the right way this time. And I'm doing it for good. Let's begin...
