This Summer was a year not to be forgotten. God moved in many ways though the various camps, youth meetings, general conversation, and by the many people I cam in contact with. Be on this journey we call life needs a relationship with God. We simply cannot live fully without Him. We may try but it just simply is not a full complete life without the presence of our Creator.
I personally this summer connected in a whole new way with God and it has been life changing. I have been a follower and shared the Gospel as I have been called to do for sometime now but something was missing. I make it a point to take care of my self personally and balance family, friends and ministry to keep my relationships healthy, however something was missing.
That something was the neglect I have put my earthly body through. I would eat what I want, when I want and as much as I would want. I realized this summer how bad I had gotten when I realized that the 3XL shirts I was getting were not fitting. It was time for a change. The middle of July I weighed myself and was above 280 pounds and the only change was that I would eat more, sleep more, and become heavier.
Since that time I weighed I have lost 20 pounds, and I haven't weighed in 2 weeks so it could be more.
I am not writing about this to blog, but to encourage anyone who reads this to consider your own health. Crystal and I are doing this together through riding our bikes, eating less and healthier, and working on the couch to 5K program. My personal goal is to run a 5K but it may take longer than the 8 weeks as we have done a few of the days more than once.
We will get there. Losing a 100 pounds of bad decisions is tough but well worth it.
I close with an apology, if we walk, run or ride by you on our exercise time in the neighborhood we are not being rude, just making our temples what they should be for our great God. Also if my britches look big, they are, losing inches means bigger clothes and I see no need to buy something new for a while because I have many more inches to lose! God bless you all and thank you to Paige Van Meter and Daylon Krause for holding us accountable. Thank you to Cindy Earl for being a huge inspiration. I couldn't do it without my wife who is working just as hard as we push each other. We thank everyone for encouragement
