It's been a little over a year ago that I completed the 30 day raw challenge. It was a pretty awesome accomplishment in my life. I'm thankful to God for the strength and my wife for the support, because without that I wouldn't have made it.
I found myself again pushing nearly 300 lbs and not happy with myself at all. I had a closet full of good clothes that I couldn't wear. My wife was on to me pretty frequent about dieting, exercise, etc. She's been doing great on P90X! Around that same time a friend was in the hospital about to lose his leg to diabetes! All that came together, along with the knowledge that I have no life insurance or health insurance and I'm a ticking time bomb!
I decided to go as raw as I could and as "vegetables and fruit" (aka "natural") as I could in hopes of rebooting my system and getting my life back. I started Saturday. I know it's only Thursday, but I've had a pretty good start! I was completely raw til today. I started at a weight of 287 and I weighed 282.8 this morning. I have been to the gym twice and at least walked everyday except Monday. My hips haven't hurt as bad and I can feel myself turning a corner!
Today for lunch I had a turkey, spinach and olive sandwich. It was still really lean (though not raw, much less vegan). I feel good about things and know that through pray, time, hard work and sacrifice I can be where I need to be by the end of this year! My goal is around 200 lbs. and if I lose 2 lbs a week, it will take me nearly 10 months! That's ok, because it's taken a life time to get to this point. I want/NEED to turn this train around and glorify God with my body, be an example for my kids and enjoy the life God has given!
"You can go hard or you can go home!" ~ Will I Am
