100: That's a Not-So-Round Number

I had a personal best this morning on the treadmill. Ran a full 10 minutes nonstop at 4.5 miles an hour. I also hit the 100 lb. lost mark! Posting this on my facebook page led to a comment that I thought would make a pretty good blog post. So, here it is...

Honestly the Diet and Exercise is easy ... it's the will power to eat better and the dragging your butt off the couch or out of the bed in the morning that is hard. I lost 60lbs just by eating better using the weight watchers app - no meetings - you know me I'm not so touchy-feely with about my fat. I understand that people overeat for many reasons, a lot of them mental. I stress eat - but really - it's flipping that switch in your brain that says hey I can eat that doughnut OR I can eat a bowl of oatmeal and 4 bananas and actually be full and not be craving more food. Stop shoving the bad food past your lips and make a change for the better. 

Honestly, you won't change until you REALLY want change. I didn't feel bad at 350, I didn't have high blood pressure, I wasn't uncomfortable, so I just stayed fat. You know what made me change? It was my wife. I watched her loose 60lbs without much effort and I figured Weight Watchers® must actually work, and then I thought - CRAP! She's going to get skinny and won't want to be stuck with a fatty like me (which I know wasn't true - but it was a good way to trick the brain). After loosing 60 myself I started tae kwon doe (TKD), because I hate walking and traditional exercise. I want to do something interesting and fun. That help me loose another 35, and I noticed how much better I can perform in TKD when I exercise more. So, now I'm hitting the gym every morning at 6am so I can perform even better in TKD. You see, It's all about inspiration. Losing weight for the sake of losing weight isn't inspiration. Being able to do something that you can't do now IS. What can't you do now? What do you need to do to be able to do that? THEN GO DO IT! SIMPLE! Quit making excuses. Don't give me your BS reasons! GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND CHANGE! Start small - build up - I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 2 YEARS! Quit trying to take the fast/easy road - it's NEITHER!

 Then again - You're all skinny bastards with working metabolisms... Go eat a doughnut.