Re-post from old blog, June 22, 2022

Current Weight 363.4 lbs

Progress can come to us in many forms, seeing a smile, making an extra effort, accolades for a job well done. For me, it’s seeing progress in the work I take the time and effort to put into myself. I have not gotten on the scale in a while, however, today I saw progress for my efforts of walking a mile daily or using the recumbent bike for the equivalent. Change is hard, and doing the right thing 100% of the time is even more difficult. When I contemplated restarting this blog from zero, it was with much thought, because I think we all want to have a voice, even if that voice is only heard by one person. If recounting my struggles with life & weight loss only reaches one person, and that one person is motivated to change, this will all be worth it to me. Because I am a real person, living my real struggles, in this real life. 

If I could say one thing to change anyone’s mind to start this journey, especially if you are currently pre-diabetic is to start now! Do not wait until you pass the point of no return, do not wait until diabetes medications are your lifelong sentence. DO not make the same mistakes that I did when you kept thinking you had time. I spent so much of my time chasing more and more work, holding down several jobs. Sometimes I needed it to survive, and sometimes I didn’t. I just kept chasing money and working myself to death, and in the end, all that I accomplished from that is multiple health issues now. Cherish and love yourself enough to evoke change before it’s too late.