THE FIGHT AGAINST DISCOMFORT

So I have continued to do a lot of thinking over the past couple of weeks.  I have looked back over my sports years and have come to a realization.  I have come to realize that in regards to physical sport activities throughout my life I have always lacked a drive to push myself beyond what is comfortable and easy.  That is not the case in other areas.  I am a very passionate and dedicated worker.  I always try to make sure I solve any problem that is put in front of me and long to take on a challenge, IN FRONT OF MY COMPUTER. I have been thinking a lot about when I was on swim team and how I would train. I can remember that when I was tired and my coach would go to his office for something, I would hang out on an end of the pool that he could not see me in and then begin swimming the minute I could see him on his way back.  I was never the BEST at any sport that I participated in but I was pretty good at them without having to try very hard.  So what does this mean now?  This means that to get to where I have set my goal:

• I will have to push myself harder than I have ever before.
• I will have to be uncomfortable.
• I will be sore.  
• I will hurt.
• I will have to make myself get up at 4:00 AM nearly every day of the week to workout.
• I may puke.
• I will have to be constant with my workout and not "HIDE" like I used to.
• I will have to change my eating. (I refuse to use the word "diet")
• I will have to be vulnerable.
• I will have to lean on family & friends for support.
• I will have to juggle my health and my family.
• I will have to spend time with my wife.
• I will have to spend time with my kids.
• I will have to spend time with my friends.
• I will have to find time to blog.
• I will have to find time to HAVE FUN!!!

Like I said above, this is not going to be comfortable.  As "comfort" is what got me to where I never want to be again.  From here on, I will be posting my weekly weight as it reads on Friday mornings before I work out.  No LAST CHANCE WORKOUTS here.  To start off today, 9/6/13, I weigh in at 235.6 lbs.  This puts me at loosing approx. 1.83% of my original body weight in the past 2 months since I first began my MENTAL & Physical journey of this blog.

9/6/13 STATS
July Weight: 240 lbs
Current Weight: 235.6 lbs
lbs Lost since July: 4.4 lbs
Journey195 lbs Lost: 4.4 lbs
Journey195 % Lost: 1.83%
Overall lbs Lost: 49.4 lbs
Overall % Lost: 17.33%

Click HERE to see where Journey1Ninety5 began.