Day One Hundred and Nine - Life Change

I'm thinking about the fact that I have now been losing my butter half for one hundred and nine days. I honestly can't think of anything else that I have worked this hard on for this long (without taking a break).  I mean I know there is school, my marriage, and my job that I daily work(ed) on, but those are a little different.  This is a goal that I have been wanting to accomplish for a long time now, but in all honesty have just wussed out on.  It is really starting to be evident that these changes I've made are here to stay.  That is why I refer to them as life changes.  A life change is something that alters a persons life or circumstances in a substantial way.  That is exactly what I've done through this weight loss journey.  

So what sparked me to make a life change?  How did it come about that on September 1st, 2016 that I would make drastic or substantial changes and lose weight?  I'm going to be very honest with you.  I really don't know.  I'm sure there are a lot of (loving) people who I could point out that have challenged me to lose weight over the last few years.  There was the kidney stone back on our 6th anniversary (seriously guys, if you want to put a damper on your anniversary, kick it off in the ER with a kidney stone) that definitely played a part, but I'm not sure I can say that it was the sole reason for this journey.  I know another factor was my family.  I remember looking at E and B thinking I want to be here when they are having kids of their own.  I looked at Bekah and thought about wanting to walk through each season of life.  Regardless of whether it was one thing or many, there was a complete change of mind.  It was a like a switch flipped in my head, and I knew that I was going to make a change.  I decided on September 1st because it was quickly approaching, and then it was all about the how.  There was a recognition of my success when hitting goals at work, but not in my personal life.  I knew that I needed to apply the same processes I use when hitting sales goals to my personal life.  I wonder, what is keeping you from making your life change?  What is it going to take in your life to get you to start?  If it is health related, I implore you to find that reason.  Throw that switch today!  Then join me as I'm losing my butter half.

I'm still not quite hitting my calories.  I haven't had an appetite during this cold.  I do think I'm on the mend though.  I have a feeling I'm going to feel much better when I wake up in the morning!  I'm grateful for another full workout tonight.  My next weigh in is quickly approaching.  I can't wait to see if I've hit my goal!