Goal Weight: 195 lbs.
Current Weight: 218 lbs.
Six lessons I’ve learned in six weeks:
1. I can overcome mental obstacles. Towels, leg-lifts, sprints, burpees., treadmills — my body can do what what my mind allows. That applies to some personal and professional challenges I’m facing, too. I set a big goal, break it into small parts and as they say, “eat the elephant one bite at a time.”
2. There is no such thing as a quick fix. I’ve lost 25 lbs. since I started Fit4Change and 30 since last December. And I’m losing it a pound here and a pound there. I’m accomplishing it through hard work, not shortcuts. No pills, shakes or gimmicks. I’ve changed my diet, cut out sodas and added exercise back into my daily routine.
3. You get out of a workout (and life) what you put into it. When you loaf, the only person you’re cheating is the man in the glass (yourself.)
4. No man is an island. A strong team will help pull you through a bad day. And you’re going to have bad days. I’m blessed to be in a team with great people.
5. This isn’t just a six-week program. This is a life change. New habits are being formed. I’ve read that it takes 21-days for a new habit to form. Now that I’m well past that, I never want to go back to eating junk food and being sedimentary again. I feel too good.
6. My pants fit a heck of lot better when I’m not overweight. Just saying.
So really this isn’t halfway, it’s six-weeks into a new life. And I have to admit, I feel so much better. It’s good to be Fit-to-Fat-and finally heading toward Fit.
Way to go Marshall, I love your drive and determination to be come a new and better you. Now if I would just give up the Diet Dr Pepper’s that I love so much and look forward to that quick energy that my mind and body says it needs.