Have you come to the end of your rope? Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Are you bored to death already by my old as dirt sayings? If your answer to any of theses questions happened to be a yes then maybe we have a future with one another. Now you may ask me a question, what on earth are you babbling about? If you are like me, and what I mean by that is a person who struggles with weight then we have much more in common than you think.
The obesity rate in America has been on the rise over the past few years, and I am ashamed to say that I am a single number in that very large statistic (no pun intended). So what are you and I going to do about it? Well I have decided to make myself accountable for once, I have tried almost every fad that man can think of to no avail. You name it I have attempted it, everything from foods, to injections, to pills, to not eating anything at all, and on two separate occasions my wife and I have attempted to be cast on the “Biggest Loser” only to be rejected as each time.
You may ask me, what makes you an authority on weight loss, or what can you say that I have not already heard? I am in no way shape or form claiming to be an expert obviously; but I hope that we can begin this journey together and accomplish a goal for once in our lives. I am speaking of a literal journey on my brand new purchase or as I am referring to it now as my “torture device”.
The most common denominator of weight loss success happens to be excercise, and I thought to myself what would be great excercise but also enjoyable? Well our answers may differ and that is ok, but my answer was surprisingly riding bicycles. Since I began my journey I have realized that I am not the same kid who could ride for hours in the summer heat anymore. You may also realize that you are not the star athlete you use to be either, but we must understand that is the reason for this journey. Here is another old saying that you may hate to hear, “Rome was not built-in a day”! As much as this is cliché, there is great wisdom to be found in its familiarity.
My first week of riding was absolute pain and anguish, but I honestly feel that every grimace and wince a part of me becomes stronger not just physically, but spiritually and emotionally as well. So today for all of you who have weighed your options (once again no pun intended) the best piece of advice that I can give you is to start small, to realize that you do not become overweight over night and that you will not lose the weight overnight. For every corn dog you enjoy you must understand that there is a price to be paid. I for one am ready to pay the price in order to change my life and my circumstance.
So tomorrow morning remember that there is someone who has the same problem as you do, and that someone has the same struggles and fears, but also remember that people have lost large sums of weight without even appearing on reality tv. As much as I would love for Jillian Michael’s to come live with me for a year to whip me into shape it is just not possible. So when the sun rises in the morning I am going to mount that bike once more in spite of my personal pain and anguish, but I know the journey is worth it, so who’s with me?
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