It has been a long and very brutal Winter here in Nova Scotia, heck in Canada. It seemed that we got a snow storm every Wednesday for 3 solid months, but it wasn’t quite that long. I shoveled my walk way every few days, whereas last year, I shoveled it maybe 4 times the whole Winter season. My point is is that I got a lot of exercise because of the snow.
Now that Spring has nearly sprung, I will be getting out every day for a walk, no matter the weather. I will walk each day shortly after I have my supper and hopefully walk for half an hour or longer. I am still on track with my new lifestyle, no nicotine, no alcohol, no pot, and just a cup or two of tea on those days where I need a little bit of pick me up.
I started this entry a few days ago and am now just getting around to finishing it.
I have many goals set, one being getting down to 250 lbs and I will buy myself an elliptical machine and when I get below 200 lbs I will buy a whole new wardrobe. But the biggest goal for me is to get to my pre insulin weight of 175. It seems like a pipe dream right now but I have started the journey to reaching those goals. Maybe in 2 years I will be down to my pre insulin days. I am looking forward to that day.
There are a lot of stops on my journey to being 175 lbs, I Know I will stumble and fall, I will slide backwards, but as long as I keep my eye on the ball, I will win. I will win this battle of obesity. I would like to one day be able to say “I was once obese, but now, I am healthy, fit and love my life.” Powerful words but have so much meaning to me. I hope that when that day comes, that there will be people like me, now, can look up to me as inspiration.
PS: Today is day six without a cigarette… I had a bad craving over the weekend but I was able to get through it with carrot sticks and ice water…
A Long Day's Journey Into LIFE 