Morning world! Today marks the 1st day of a new journey for me. I\u2019ve accomplished many things, and have had many opportunities but nothing and no one has challenged me like the road I\u2019m beginning to journey. Weight loss is one of the most talked about and feared subjects\/realities in America today. We glorify the challenge of losing weight, but not many meet the mark of the challenge. Today however I embark upon the \u201cnewness of me. Not that I am unhappy with Abraham and how Abraham looks\u2026I always say, \u201cFeeling fat and being fat are two different things\u201d. But what I have not been able to say is, \u201cBeing fat and feeling healthy, energetic, spontaneous and agile go hand in hand. For me, it\u2019s not so much about how I look. Though chocolate looks better when tall and chiseled\u2026it’s about my will to live, to have and see my children in the park as I throw the ball or chase the family dog one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several years ago when I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes, I didn\u2019t really know what it meant for me, I didn\u2019t know the constraints it would begin to have on my life. \u00a0Well, the truth is\u2026it’s MY LIFE. \u00a0How dare some foreign, outside \u201cthing\u201d come in to dictate MY LIFE. \u00a0Again, I had to realize that it was me, and the decisions I\u2019d decided not to make. \u00a0Things like choosing better foods, adding exercise to my daily regimen for life. Things like having another scoop had apparently become such a big deal that Diabetes decided to come in so that I\u2019d exercise some kind of life discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n