September 17th, 2011 I joined Snap Fitness. I'm pretty sure I weighed as much as I ever have. I hadn't worked out in any regular fashion for about 2 years. Before moving to our small town we were part of Lifetime Fitness where I loved to go and I was going regularly. I was losing weight and getting pretty strong and felt really good about my progress.
When we moved, we initially joined Snap, and for a while continued going with some regularity. But with the on-goings of a new ministry those times became fewer and fewer. Add to that lots of meetings that involve food and a much less active work environment and it spelled disaster for my waistline. Added on top of that was a new child, and while it does take a lot of energy to keep up with him, it made it that much harder to regularly work out at a gym.
So we bought a Nintendo Wii with the intention of using that with the Wii Fit and Wii Active programs. The total cost was a few month's gym membership, and we could workout at home. Epic fail.
So I (eventually) bought a workout DVD - Beachbody Power 90. I know a handful of people who've had success with the P90X workout, but I figured I needed something more entry level than that. Did the DVD a handful of times, but I don't like working out in my living room. Yeah, lame excuse, but I'm sticking to it.
Knowing that I have a young son I want to spend lots of years being active with, a wife I want to love well, and a church I want to lead with integrity, I knew I had to make changes. But change is hard, so is exercise, and so is losing weight. And I like food. A lot.
But to be a good steward of my life, changes have to be made nonetheless, so that is the adventure I am on (finally).
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