Good day everyone, for those of you that don't know me I am kates brother. I am going to tell a little about myself and maybe then you will understand the title of this post.
I am 42 years old and weigh in at 245.08 Lbs exactly according to the scale I was standing. I am on four different medications, for high risk of heart attack , Diabetes, and high Cholesterol. I am clearly over weight and my BMI is completely out of wack. The only reason I am telling you this is not for you to go holy crap that guy is huge, it is only to give a point of reference on where it is that I am coming from.
I have also been a serving member of Canada's Armed Forces for all of my adult life and in the military there is a mantra that says "You must be Fit to Fight" to engage and close with the enemy. Currently I do not fit that profile. My current job in the military is that of a clerk, it is not where I wish to be. Although being a clerk is a very important job in the military it is not why I joined the army in the first place. My goal is to return to my rifle company by September and to be in fighting form, free from all medications if possible
The term Fit to Fight can also have regular applications in our regular life as well. In order to do many of the regular things in life, a person needs to be fit to do them. However not only does your body need to be fit but your mind needs to be fit as well. Let me tell you I have seen it happen to many men where there body is fit but their mind is weak and they have failed in their assigned task. If the mind fails, no matter how trained the body is, it will fail.
One of the biggest things that I am having problems with is finding the time to get out to the gym. The remedy for this is organization and having a plan. Having a plan for your life unclutters the mind and sorts out what you are going to do. A plan sets out in clear definable terms how things are going to work. Every operation that I have been a part of started with a plan, regular life is no different.
I have looked at myself in the mirror and seen the future and I don like it, I realized that changes need to happen in my life to move forward physically, mentally, publicly and privately. A person is a complete package and comes pre-assembled but with no instruction manual. Sometimes parts are missing, sometimes there are to many parts, and sometimes parts are to big or to small. But like I said there is no instruction manual, so the best part is you get to write your own manual. I am deciding to re write my manual.
So any way, back to my story, yesterday was the first day back inside a gym in a very long time. My current goal is to get the weight down and the metabolism up. So I have stepped back onto that road and I am moving one step at a time in the direction that I need to travel.
I am 42 years old and weigh in at 245.08 Lbs exactly according to the scale I was standing. I am on four different medications, for high risk of heart attack , Diabetes, and high Cholesterol. I am clearly over weight and my BMI is completely out of wack. The only reason I am telling you this is not for you to go holy crap that guy is huge, it is only to give a point of reference on where it is that I am coming from.
I have also been a serving member of Canada's Armed Forces for all of my adult life and in the military there is a mantra that says "You must be Fit to Fight" to engage and close with the enemy. Currently I do not fit that profile. My current job in the military is that of a clerk, it is not where I wish to be. Although being a clerk is a very important job in the military it is not why I joined the army in the first place. My goal is to return to my rifle company by September and to be in fighting form, free from all medications if possible
The term Fit to Fight can also have regular applications in our regular life as well. In order to do many of the regular things in life, a person needs to be fit to do them. However not only does your body need to be fit but your mind needs to be fit as well. Let me tell you I have seen it happen to many men where there body is fit but their mind is weak and they have failed in their assigned task. If the mind fails, no matter how trained the body is, it will fail.
One of the biggest things that I am having problems with is finding the time to get out to the gym. The remedy for this is organization and having a plan. Having a plan for your life unclutters the mind and sorts out what you are going to do. A plan sets out in clear definable terms how things are going to work. Every operation that I have been a part of started with a plan, regular life is no different.
I have looked at myself in the mirror and seen the future and I don like it, I realized that changes need to happen in my life to move forward physically, mentally, publicly and privately. A person is a complete package and comes pre-assembled but with no instruction manual. Sometimes parts are missing, sometimes there are to many parts, and sometimes parts are to big or to small. But like I said there is no instruction manual, so the best part is you get to write your own manual. I am deciding to re write my manual.
So any way, back to my story, yesterday was the first day back inside a gym in a very long time. My current goal is to get the weight down and the metabolism up. So I have stepped back onto that road and I am moving one step at a time in the direction that I need to travel.
Jack, you are an inspiration to all those who know you. Though the road ahead may be very rocky at times, it will be well worth the fight. Our family is wracked with diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, thyroid issues, arthritis, cancer, etc. Me, you, Lisa are all in the high risk category for all of these health issues. BUT that doesn't mean we have to give in and let the diseases set in. You are on the right track, one step at a time, one small goal at a time. Baby steps.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your story. I look forward to seeing 'the change you want to be'.
Keep up the great work brother!
Love you!
Kate