I have been going at this for quite a while now with less than exciting results. Only 4 pounds off in the past month or so is not what I thought I would be looking at. I have been here before.

While in college in Nashville, TN - I got to the fitness state I was ever in. I weight in about 165 and felt I could run and bike forever. I then began to gain weight and topped off at 235 a few years later.

So, I pledged last month to get back to at least 170. I was expecting to lose up to 10 pounds per month and really hit it off. It has not been that easy this time. With hot weather, wind and a busy professional life, it has not felt the same as it did while in college.

The good news? I feel that I have finally cracked the shell on the funk I have been feeling. While only down 4 pounds since I started tracking my weight, I feel great. I feel that I can actually do things that are active without feeling so crappy.

I have also started breaking my large goal of 170 in to smaller benchmarks. I want to break 200 pounds by September 10th. That gives me several months to do it. I need to lose 23 pounds in order to reach that goal and I think I can do it now.

Believing is half of it.

...be bold