Where I’ve Been, Were We’re Going

This past weekend (shoutout Theo Von) marked 2 years since I really started this journey. Mentality coming off a boys weekend where calories didn’t count was a very different experience this go round. So much has changed in these two years, both in my fitness journey and in life. Physically, I weigh less than 2 years ago, but more than I did last year at this time. That can be a tough pill to swallow at times. My body is physically very different, but I still have work to do. The life changes over the past year have definitely contributed to the number on the scale increased, but I would not change it for anything in the world. I have moved to a new city, in a new state, and met someone that turned out to be very special. The past 6+ months I have gotten to explore a new city with her and I would sacrifice those 10-15 pounds 100 times out of a 100 for those experiences. I started this journey searching for health and self-confidence. Both of those have come such a long way, sometimes a little too far in the self confidence some would say (Claire). The biggest thing I have found through this I think is just a joy for life. Not that that wasn’t there before, but just having the energy to do things I couldn’t before, getting in the gym and seeing progress, watching other people in the gym work on themselves, being able to go on walks with my girlfriend or walking along the river as a buddy fishes, these are things I couldn’t enjoy before due to pain in some cases, jealousy in others when I saw people making progress and I wasn’t. Like many of these, it feels like I am rambling, but I am proud of where I have gotten to. I am proud of the progress I have made. As far as the weight increase, I used this weekend as a reset. I am in a different place than I have ever been before. I’m stronger, in better shape, and happier. That is a great place to be, but I also know that I still have a ton of progress to make. So its time to set new goals to crush, have a new focus in the gym and the kitchen, and find new motivation. I look forward to continuing this journey with every single one of you that reads this. If you have made it this far, well done. I love you all!!