I turned a whopping 37 years old on Monday (pause for the obligatory 'Happy Birthday' here), and I have to say that I'm a pretty happy guy in most areas of my life. I have a loving wife and the two most precious daughters that God put on this Earth (you may disagree, if you have some of your own...but parents are supposed to feel that way). I have a career/business that I love, a great extended family and friends, a beautiful home and I've traveled a lot and done some pretty interesting things so far in my life.
With all of that said, there is an *asterisk* next to it. Why is that? It's because I've really neglected my health and fitness. I've taken it for granted and, to put it bluntly...I am a Fattie. I am not even close to the God-given potential that I have been given, and I am embarrassed that I let myself get THIS out of shape.
A good friend of mine from Ecuador (in fact, he was with me the night I first met my Angel...) wrote me today and sent pictures of himself and his family. The guy hadn't changed a bit! In fact, if anything, he's grown into himself more and is still competing in Judo tournaments, rock climbing and that kind of thing. I am WATCHING football! I'm actually ashamed to send a picture of myself to him now. BUT...here's the good news:
I've done something about it. In fact, just me writing you about this is helping to move me in the right direction. I've decided to do something extraordinary over the next 18 weeks. I've gone to www.Transformation.com and entered their TRANSFORMATION contest. I've read up on it, I've taken some absolutely dreaded "Before" pictures...and signed up for a crazy few months of getting the old "Chipper" back. The guy that wrestled, and went for runs regularly...the guy that could dance all night (oh, I can still do that ;0)
And now...I got some serious "Leverage" as Anthony Robbins would say (I'm a fan of his stuff). I got my sweet daughter Mandy involved as my "Coach," and she is helping me measure my progress, plan the workouts, record my nutrition. She won't let me NOT finish this thing strong. Of course, I will finish strong. In fact, I'm so sure of it that I'm "burning my boats" by telling you all about this.
So, the next time you come in to contact with me, you can ask, "How is that Transformation coming?" I better have a good answer for you...