In the clip it looks like even Charles Barkley is beginning to see the light, lol...

Scripture...

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self -discipline.

2 Timothy 1:7


When I first started my exercise program I was really self conscious about going to my local park to walk, fearing that people would be talking about me and ridiculing me concerning my size. This scripture really helped me to move forward and be bold enough to not let the judgement of others hinder me from pressing toward my goal:) Even now when I feel compelled to binge on unhealthy foods, I must remind myself that as a believer in Christ I have the spirit of self discipline within me to resist these urges, and so do you:)

Haven't we all been on this fitness plan at one time or another, lol?

The new me....

Just kidding, this isn't really me, lol:)

                                                              
                                              
                                              
              

I'm a nice guy, contrary to what this picture may lead you to believe, lol.  God is good!

Enjoying my new life as a fit individual, truly blessed!

                                                                      

The old me...

 I know you are probably curious as to what I used to look like, well, this is the old me at over 320 pounds with a whopping 56 inch waist.  If you know anything about mens pants sizes, lets just say that I had a V.I.P. pass to every local Tall and Big shop, lol.  Its easy to laugh now but believe me I wasn't really laughing then.  Going clothes shopping was a really emotionally painful event for me back then.  As time goes by I'll be writing about what life was like for me as an obese person as well how things changed as I morphed into a completely different animal;)

Scripture...

For we walk by faith not by sight.

                                  2 Corinthians 5:7

Point to ponder....

I remember someone telling me this one day when I was trying to avoid going on one of my trademark sweets binges: "Nothing taste as good as fitness feels".  Think about it.

My Purpose.....

What can I say?  My purpose here is to attempt to motivate as well as educate anyone out there who is struggling with significant weight issues leading to a desire for weight loss.  I feel that I'm pretty qualified for this mission being that I spent some 30 years of my life as a morbidly obese person.  I've seen it all, the low self esteem,  being teased, the loneliness, the yo yo dieting, you name it, I've been there.  I've also seen life, and it continues now,  from the other side:  the confident self image,  excellent health,  respect from others, and last but actually first, a strengthening in my relationship and faith in Jesus Christ whom I know I owe the new life I enjoy now:)  Ok, I know I know, some of you who are reading this now are probably rolling your eyes and saying "here's another guy trying to shove religion down our throats again".  Well, let me put it to you this way.  Was my method of losing weight based on sound science, yes.  Do I feel personally that I could could have used that knowledge successfully without my faith,  absolutely not.   Look at it this way, a gorgeous Porsche without an engine is pretty useless isn't it?  Same with me and my successful weight loss.  All the knowledge in the world would have been useless to me had I not tapped into faith needed to power it into action.  Ok, enough about all of that.  As I proceed to develop this Blog I'll be giving you glimpses into my past so you'll understand how I got to the point where I finally took permanent action, as well as sound weight loss/health tips, in addition to  my faith walk.  Check back frequently for updates.  I pray that the same determination that it took for me to lose and keep off 160 pounds will serve me to maintain this blog and help those who need a little extra push....