My latest blog post, copy-pasta style. I started this journey trying to get support from some people, to kick this into gear. To be honest, I was just trying to attention grab because that is what I needed, people to pay attention .. forcing me move forward. BP.net users were a sizable chunk of my initial support, and I thank you guys for being there for me.

Sam

"Well, I am past the 100 day mark. That is exciting. I have made it this far in just over 100 days. It’s completely nuts to think back to January 1st. I was a completely different person, both physically and emotionally. That first picture is almost .. hard to look at. I mean, I know that’s just me 70 pounds ago, but that is a place I never want to go back to.

I feel better today than I did then. I look better today than I did then … way better. I want this to stay, and stay it shall. This is no longer a “diet” or a “challenge”, this is my life. January 1st was the day I took the reigns back to my own life and started leading the way, and the results speak for themselves. I have not lost all the weight I want to .. or need to lose yet, but I am getting there. One step at a time.

This weekend was one of the best weekends I have had in a long time. I went on a few walks, one with my sister and a couple by myself along the Auld-Brokaw Trail in Yankton. Those walks allowed me to think about some stuff going on in my life, where it is going, when it’s going there, and with whom I am going. Those miles on the trail this weekend, lost in the music and scenery around me was some of the best personal time I have had since high school. I not only got the exercise needed to drop 3 pounds over the weekend, I got the calm I needed to make my worlds cares vanish if only for a moment. I want to capture what happened this weekend and bottle it, set it on a shelf for a rainy day.

I have a really bad case of “The Mondays” here, not gunna lie. I wish I could have made time stand still and just sit in the center of what was this weekend’s bliss.

266 is my weight this morning. 69.2 pounds I have lost so far with 30.8 pounds left of my 100 target. I am not afraid that I can’t do this anymore, I know I can and I will. I am not scared of what is around the corner as I am ready to meet the future’s challenges head-on and without hesitation. This is my life, and I am finally starting to understand that and enjoy it.

I will see you guys tomorrow, have a pleasant Monday."