Great Days ahead-

This blog will help me record and Chart my progress as I strive to transform my life, my body and my spirit.

Since I could remember I was always a heavy kid. Back in highschool I took Weight loss supplements and took up weightlifting as a hobby, i lost some weight found my shoulders and really loved it. Now almost a decade later i am still lifting weights and sadly put on the weight, and more, and well .. even more than ever.

If we were to do a time line with my weight it would look something like this

2001 = 181 - Lightest and fittest. - I recall an Electric Bodyfat test that measured me at 155Lbs of muscle.
2003 = 210 - Lived in hawaii for an Intership while on summer vacation from College.
2004 = 220 - lived in spain and taught english to spanish kids at a summer camp
2007 = 240 - Got married and Went to Jamaica- looked pretty fit.
Oct 2008 = 270
Dec 2008 = 257
Today- I guess we'll see.

My life has taken many directions, my stress levels have climbed and leveled off and often taken serious dips. - I manage my stress in a number of different ways. I workout 5 days a week almost religiously. That keeps me pretty sane. when i get stressed though, i have a tendancy to eat to make myself feel better.- In my home growing up- whenever i was Sick and not feeling well my mom made me food that made me feel good. So alot of things have compounded and as you can see from the time line above there are some changes being made.

I have a rather lengthy story and across the life of this blog you, the reader will be able to join me in my progress and hopefully not much Digress.


So, the reason this isn't the first entry is because i have been really busy with a newborn, He is really awesome and has taken alot of my time. Also, i was taking some online classes and really could not spare any time for it.

The reason i am posting this today is because i am getting my initial Vitals for my weight loss Journey. If you ever had to struggle with weight you'll know why this Blog starts off with the word Saga...it seems like an endless battle. Luckily i have a supportive family and all of the knowledge to get me to where i want to be. This evening i am going to a Local Hospital to have a body fat assesment performed. They will take all of my measurements and come up with a % that i have to start working on. I am in my mid 20s so i am looking to bring my body fat percentage to below 20%. Idealy 15-18% would be great. Like i said earlier I workout alot- mostly anerobic workouts. I am however slowly bringing in the walking/running.

Today- on my lunch break from work i am going to be walking for 28 mins and running for 2. Then i will be walking up 10 flights of stairs and strechting for a while in a Dry sauna.

This week I will try to include Pictures of myself- down the timeline. Also i will be including a picture from today. This will aide me in journey.

I would like to welcome anyone who reads this to follow along, to leave comments that are encouraging and constructive. My journey is similar to alot of people's and i would like you to follow me, and watch as i amaze the world, my friends, family, and myself.

I present the Saga of Change.