A Lonely TV 10 Weeks Later

After my eight week weigh in at 361 and 32 lbs. lost two weeks ago, Ben and I set a goal that I would be able to weigh on the Fitness Together scale which maxes out at 350 for the next bi-weekly weigh in at 10 weeks. Up to now, we have been weighing next door at Dr. Dall’s office – Thank you Dr. Dall. The verdict is in, and I beat it by 1 pound at 349 lbs., which means I lost 12 lbs. the last two weeks for a running total of 44 lbs. Woohoo!

Thank you Ben, Phil, Brian, Tracy, Marie, and Nicole. I can’t say it enough.

Reasons why this transformation is so important to me:

1. My health was headed down a deadly path. At 37 I am pre-diabetic, have high blood pressure, and testing showed my cardiac disease risk was over 3 times the high level of normal.

2. I couldn’t sleep, and would rotate from the couch to the bed, to the chair, back to the bed. Often watching TV at 3AM.

3. I was tired of being tired.

4. I was emotionally drained by frequent embarrassing moments.

5. I was worn out by everyone I know telling me I needed to lose weight. Let’s be truthful folks, it doesn’t make smokers quit either.

6. I had lost almost my entire sense of self-worth and self-confidence.

Changes already:

1. I have energy to do things like gardening which I enjoy more than putting my Netflix subscription to maximum usage.

2. I can sleep now. I have added the ritual of reading in bed for a few minutes, and have been sleeping straight through the night now with consistency. Something I haven’t done in years.

3. My heart rate is way down, my cholesterol down, and my diabetes risk is decreasing.

4. We are eating more meals together as a family at the table, instead of on the coach basking in the blue light glow.

Things I am looking forward to:

1. Being able to fit into a booth at a restaurant.

2. Not having to ask for a chair without arms in any public situation.

3. Not getting bruises on my legs from airplane seats.

4. Not having to ask for a seat belt extension from a flight attendant when flying.

5. Not having people make ugly faces and sigh when they realize the big sweaty guy(me) has an airplane seat next to them.

6. Being able to get into our shower without scrapping my stomach on the shower door frame.

7. Not breaking office chairs when I sit in them, including those at Fitness Together (sorry Ben).

8. Being able to buy clothes at Kohls and retire our King Size Direct credit account.

9. Being able to fit into a sports car comfortably and take a nice drive.

10. Being able to live longer and happier life.

11. Being able to take my dog on a 3-mile hike.

12. Being able to do a fundraising run, and run, and finish.

13. And much more….

Until next time,

Michael