The Beginning

This blog is my public commitment to restoring my health. In high school and college I was an athlete and I played tennis and football competitively. For many years I exercised 3 to 4 hours per day and I stayed in wonderful shape. When I graduated from college, I made little time for exercise and I had never worried about my diet. So, I was in awesome shape in March of 1974.

Now let's fast forward to today, or yesterday to be more precise. (Since yesterday was the day that I decided that I had finally had enough!) It is now March of 2007. 33 years have passed. My elder daughter is 25, my first marriage is ancient history, and despite my best efforts, my weight is now 360 lbs. Wow! Amazing to even think about. In college I weighed 195 lbs. and my waist was 33 inches. Now, at 360 lbs., my waist is 48 inches (the part that doesn't hang over my belt!) and I do not even recognize myself in the mirror.

Worst of all, I am a public speaker, I speak in front of groups for a living and I teach them how to change their lives! Wow! Talk about feeling like a fraud! My material is great, and people love what I do, but I know that many people are wondering why in the heck this guy they are watching is so large.

I had a dream last week that gave me the answer, or at least the beginning. I dreamed that I attended my own seminar and actually applied what I was teaching to my own life! What a concept!

More to come...bye for now...Jack