Do you remember me?

Well, it has been such a long time since I posted on my blog.  I think about it a lot but, then I see a butterfly and away I roll.  Much has happened in the last 6 or 7 months since I wrote but so much of it was negative that I don't really care to rehash it.  I feel like I went into a bad place but I am back.  Since my hindsight is a perfect 20/20, I can see that what started leading me down that path was getting away from studying my Bible.  Works every time.  I fall away from studying and little by little things seem to start getting screwed up.  One conclusion that I came to is that I am fat and I am tired of being fat.  When I look in the mirror, I don't see it so much, but when I see a picture of myself, it really bothers me.  How did this happen?  When did all this weight appear?  Well, it was a long process.  A long process of eating garbage that is not good for me and a lot of hours sitting on my butt doing nothing.  What weight does to a person's self esteem is terrible.  Well, I am here to tell you that soon, those days will be behind me.  I am not a fan of dieting.  I hate Atkins, don't want to go to South Beach and don't even talk to me about your hot dog diet or some other crap that makes the weight just melt off.  Tell me about eating a healthy diet void of processed foods and sugar and tell me about what you are doing to exercise.  Other than on a couple Sundays and one weekend at camp, for the last month I have been eating right and working out 5-6 days a week  I enjoy it but was hoping that I would see more results by now.
So far I know I have lost inches because I am fitting into pants that I have not worn for years and tightening up my belt a notch.  I started off at 222 lbs and my goal is 195 by Sept 4.  Man, I have not seen less than 200 on my scale in years.  I will be celebrating this accomplishment by competing in the Xterra Pueblo Triathalon on Sept 9.  Swim 100 meters, bike 14 miles and then run 4 miles.  I have always wanted to compete in a triathalon but knew that there was no way I would live through it.  For the first time in my life, getting in shape has become something really personal to me.  It is not about how I look to other people, it is how I look and feel, to me.
By the way, this past Tuesday I was down to 217.  My next weigh in is July 10 and the goal is 210.  What a birthday present that would be!