Weight loss is the catalyst of total life improvement

It really is about a decision to improve.

If you've just joined us, I'd heartily recommend reading from the first posting.  Kind of like a book. But in a nutshell, I lost over 30 pounds in 60 days consuming nothing but homemade soup broth. I lost a total of 45 pounds, and have kept it off for over a year now.

But it really started with a decision to improve.  

The truth is that I had hit rock bottom, or worse, if there was worse...I am thankful to have been saved from whatever worse was.

I had lost my job, but not just a job.  It was my passion! I was so tremendously and horribly broken by that.  And that made me lose my passion. Or at least I let it do that.  I was in horrible health, financially broke, socially bankrupt, emotionally drained, and very depressed.  A depression that was so dark and so deep it is uncomfortable to even mention here.  Those words are heavy on me and difficult to write.  In truth, it's a miracle that I’m alive

My sweet wife was the one who recommended that I see a doctor to address some of my health issues and as you know, I’ve fixed the health issues but it was all the rest that was still a mess. 

I fixed my weight and health issues, which had seemed so formidable.  So, I should be able to improve in these other areas as well.  If it is possible, and there is a way, with determination, I should be able to improve.  I have the determination, still working on the rest.

SO I USED THE WEIGHT LOSS TO BE A CATALYST FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENT.

That is an important statement and really expands this blog about weight loss to include what I have been doing to make strides in other areas as well.  To think that the weight loss would give me such a sense of accomplishment that I would be able to say, what other areas need fixing and what's the best and quickest way to accomplish that?  

For me the weight loss came first. Maybe for some, improvement in another area encourages them to seek body and health improvement.  It's really not just about weight loss.  That's a catalyst to total life improvement. 

For me the weight loss came first.

From that came good health.

From that came a clearer picture of who I am.

Now, I continue to strive to improve in these other areas. 

I now have motivation.  I do now know that it is possible to change oneself.

My guess is that anyone could do just that.  It takes desire.  And commitment, And determination.  But it didn’t require lots of money, nor did it take lots of time…well, at least for the weight loss. The nice thing about the weight loss was that it was quick.  Bamm! In 2 months I was 30 pounds lighter. 

However, not all areas where improvement is needed are solved with a quick fix.  And not all of them go as smoothly.  In hindsight, the weight loss was the easy part.  

I'll write some more about specific challenges and what I've been doing to improve in these other areas.