Slowly but Surely

Well, I am on week six of my physical transformation.  I started at 222 pounds and completely disgusted with myself.  This past Tuesday was my 45th birthday and my designated weigh in day.  I stepped on the scale and the number I read almost made me sick.  I have been eating right and exercising 6 days a week for 6 weeks so one would assume that the weight would just be rolling off, right?  So what did I weigh on Tuesday July 10?  218.8!!!!  I probably would have hung myself right there in the lobby of the YMCA if I had not noticed several other changes in my life and in my body.  Things like, I just feel better mentally.  Since I started working out, things that used to really bother me, are just not that important.  Or at least I don't make them as important.  Eating healthy has become a passion for me.  My wife says I'm militant, but I don't care.  I see the difference in how I feel.  Then there are my clothes.  My shirts are getting tighter in the shoulders and my pants are looser (is that a word?) in the waist.  I am beginning to see muscles that have been hiding for almost 15 years.  My kids only know an overweight dad.  Well, beginning in June of this year, I decided that they needed a new dad.  A dad that they could be inspired by.  Instead of having a dad that   tells them that  they can accomplish anything because they are awesome, they will have a dad that shows them that they can do anything they want if they work hard enough.  I will SHOW them that hard work and persistence will allow them to set their goals as high as their dreams can take them.
I finally decided on my triathlon.  On September 15, I will be competing in the Crescent Moon Sprint Triathlon in Aurora.  I will swim 500 meters, bike 12 miles and then run a 5K.  I get excited just thinking about it.  Although, I understand that most folks think I am insane, running a triathlon represents the culmination of my first goal in my physical fitness.  It represents starting out to do something and not quitting until I get it; something I don't feel like I have done in a long time.  If I inspire my family and just one other person along the way to set goals and achieve them, I will consider it all a success.  Have a great week!