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Hind sight is 20/20

I had lunch with a good friend today and looked back on my past experiences and its always amazing things look so differently after the fact. There has been so much thats happened since I launched this site, and i'll never be able to capture the roller coaster it's been. There is one key difference this time around, my wife is finally on board and ready to make the necessary changes which is huge! In our 9 years of marriage this is the first time she has said and shown she is ready to make the changes needed. Its very different having a common front and goal, and a very exciting change. It was good hearing from a outsiders point of view that when we sell ourselves short there are so many small victories that often get overlooked, which is a good point to remember on those days we feel like giving up.

Reasons motivating me to lose weight in 2009....

Reasons I want to lose weight. 1. For me. 2. For my wife, so she doesn’t become a widow. 3. For my kids, so they don’t lose a father. 4. So I can go to the mall and buy clothes. 5. So I don’t hear little kids say under their breath to friends or family (he’s fat, gigantic, huge etc. you get the picture) 6. So I can get my private pilots license. 7. So I can walk Maggie down the aisle. (Currently 8) 8. So I can watch Drew’s high school football games. (He is currently 6) 9. So I can walk Katie down the aisle. 10.So I am not dreaded and feared walking down the airplane aisle as they (skinny people) gasp when I say I’m sitting next to them. 11.So I can sit in a resteraunt booth. 12. So I don’t worry about if the chairs in the restaurant has arms. 13. So I can go to a Mavericks game. 14. So I can go to a Cowboys game. 15.So I can go to a Rangers game. 16.So I can go to Reunion arena or the American Airlines center and not fear the width of the chairs. 17.So I can break the cycle and have m