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Hi! I wanted to share with everyone what my son created for me! As you might know, my son Jeffrey is a student at WSU. I spent some time visiting him this week and showed him my profile pictures that I have on my Facebook page. Jeffrey surprised me by creating this wonderful collage of my transformation. Thank you Jeffrey, you are awesome!

Today I have officially lost 65 pounds from my heaviest weight. Wow, that's like half a person! Lol! The first picture in this collage is by no means a picture of me at my heaviest weight. I never wanted my picture taken at the size I was. Now, I'm finally enjoying having my picture taken with my friends and family. I look back and am sad that I missed out on so many memories being recorded, in print or video, of the happy times in my life. However, it is what it is! I wasn't happy for many years in my life, and I neglected taking care of myself in the process. Now, I can say that I enjoy the way my body is feeling. I feel stronger both mentally and physically. Sure, I have aches and pains from working out that I didn't have when I was just plain lazy. During my training session with Dave last week, I talked with him about my knees really bothering me. I ice them all the time now. I'm not really sure why my knees hurt so much, it could be from lifting heavier than I ever have before. Whatever the reason, Dave was asking me if I was an athlete in my earlier days. I just laughed. Far from it! I didn't play any sports in school....unless partying was a sport! lol. Anyway, Dave said athletes are used to having something hurt on their body. It's just part of life. Well, honestly I don't like having my knees and elbows talking to me all the time, but I also know that I'm making progress, one day at a time! My knees remind me of the hard work I'm putting my muscles through, forcing them to grow bigger and stronger with each grueling workout.

Workouts are going great. Eating is going great. I'm focused. I'm lifting as hard as I can and seeing progress. More importantly, I feel so good that I'm finally doing what I always wanted to do. For so many years I wanted to get in shape, but never put forth the effort required. I guess I was just wishing it would happen magically. Haaaaa! The body is outside proof of the inside transformation. Not a day goes by that I don't feel better and better about myself. I now think of myself as a stronger person. That alone is worth all the pain and time involved to create change.

So many people say they don't have time to workout or eat healthy. I used to have that same thought process. Now, I look around at all the overweight people in the world and think to myself, how much time are they shorting themselves in the long run? Their lives are being cut short because of extra weight and the lack of cardiovascular fitness. I sometimes think to myself, WOW! I'm almost 47 years old and I'm finally getting it! No longer do I feel exercise and eating right is all just to look good. I need to keep my body as healthy as I can, so that I can enjoy life more throughly while I'm still alive, and possibly live longer. Of course looking fantastic is a great incentive as well! :)

Think On It:

If you think you don't have time to exercise and eat healthy, will you have time for illness or disease? Take care of the only body you have. Treat it right. Exercise, eat healthy and get plenty of rest. Listen to your body. It knows what it needs.

Bren

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