I live in a little town called Rocklin which is located in California near Sacramento. I moved here with my wife Jarris, son Brandon, and daughter Sarah about 6 years ago. The reason we moved here was so we could raise our children around our family.
I never had a reason to lose weight in my life until about 12 months ago. I am 6' 2''. When I was in high school I weighted 130. That is super duper thin. My body would not put weight on. I was very self-conscious about my weight in high school. As I got older I started filling out.
About 12 months ago I started noticing that my suit pants were getting tight. My weight reached its all time high in September of this year. I weighted 209. I set a goal to get to 200 lbs. by December 31 of this year. I had never set a goal to lose weight before. It was amazing how quickly I got results once I set the goal.
Once I set the goal I created my plan. My plan was to exercise 50x during the 4th quarter for 30 minutes or more. I also made some decisions about my food choices. I stopped eating crummy fast food. I stopped putting sugar in my coffee and tea. I started eating 5 smaller meals per day. I reduced my sodas by 95% and increased my water by 400%.
I used to have a story about my health. My story was I don't have time to take care of myself because I am too busy with my business. I let go of that story and started making time for my health.
I weighted in today at 200.4 lbs. This is 2 months ahead of my goal.
On a side note I recently picked up the new book about Steve Jobs. It is a really good book. If you like business books I recommend it.
On another side note try not to be discouraged about the economy. I am a small business owner. I know how tough the economy is right now. I also know there are dozens of things you can do to grow your business even in this economy. One simple thing you can do is focus on where your best opportunities are right now.
I believe in you!
You have greatness inside of you!
Thanks for reading.
Success,
Eric Lofholm
Congratulations Eric, as you say, "Way to Go!" and ahead of schedule at that. Thanks for sharing your success story.
Carolyn