Welcome everyone to my blog. Long ago I decided that I needed to make changes in my life for health reasons. Here is a little background on how I got to where I am now. When I got married to Janica, I had just returned from Ft. Irwin, CA and a long month in the desert. Also I was just a few short months removed from Army Basic Training. Needless to say I was in probably the best physical condition of my life. I weighed in at about 180 Lbs. I wouldn’t say that I was “cut” or even satisfied with my physique, but I was in far better shape and I was motivated to continue improving my body.
Shorty after marrying Janica (June 17, 2006) I deployed to Iraq. During my 15 month deployment I started to slip on working out. Often times we had so little time in between combat missions that I chose to sleep, eat or call Janica. Rarely would I gather the energy to exercise. When I returned home from Iraq in September 2007, I had gained roughly 10 LB’s and was starting to become alarmed at the shape I was in.
Since then I have only continued to gain weight and lose muscle. I weighed in the other day at 207 Lbs and have floated between 207 and 213 for the last few months. I have had bursts of motivation along the way, but have never been able to sustain the lifestyle change that I want/need. Aside from I have never had to be accountable for the way I eat or treat my body. Recently I stumbled upon the blog of an old college roommate. He has started to blog about his journey back to fitness. You can follow his blog here. http://lambofsteel.blogspot.com/ This has given me the COURAGE to do the same. This adventure will be embarrassing to say the least. I don’t have any pictures yet but they are sure to come.
I really don’t want to get long winded in this first post so I will wrap it up with this. I will post goals, workouts plans, dieting goals, etc in a later post. I don’t know if anyone will be interested in this journal but regardless I guess I am doing it for my own accountability and motivation. If I inspire anyone along the way that is great too. I welcome the comments and advice.
