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repeat…over the course of the final fifteen days of 2009, i’m going to let you in on fifteen things that need to change in my life in the coming year. fifteen decisions that i am making that reflect things that are important to me.
i’m going to go waaay out on a limb. i’m going to give you my best shot at honest transparency, in an attempt to be held accountable. some things will be about my spiritual journey…others are simply improvements to the life i walk. either way, they are important to me…and here’s the next one on the list:
change number five
okay. this is the big one. making it public is pretty scary for me, because it means that if i fail, i have to face all of you and admit it.
this past friday, i got my knees shot with steroids. it’s something i have to do every four months to be able to stand, or walk, or bend, or pretty much anything that has to do with my legs.
when i was around 30, my knees began to develop some pretty severe arthritis. i’ve had some surgeries to clean them out, but the arthritis is something i just have to deal with. we’re going to try to manage it for the next couple of years with the steroids. maybe we’ll try to scope them again in a year or two.
basically, i’m just avoiding the knee replacements for as long as possible. my dad had both of his replaced when he was in his mid 60’s. blasted genetics!
so here’s what’s gotta change: i’ve got to lose some…weight.
it seems pretty stupid to get big, honkin’ needles stuck in my knees to relieve arthritis that is exacerbated by the pounding and friction that is brought on by unnecessary weight. stoopid.
so i’ve got to make some changes. i’ve got to lose thirty or forty pounds this year. yup. thirty or forty.
i’ve got to keep thinking how much better my knees will feel if they don’t have to carry around the added weight. in fact, i’ve got to keep thinking how much better all of me is going to feel.
i haven’t decided on all of my plan yet. i know that i will be starting a regular walking regimen. the steroid shots give me a good three to four months of manageable pain. i’m looking for a racquetball partner, too.
i’m pretty good at putting my mind to an eating plan, once the decision is made. i’m definitely more of a live to eat kind of guy, rather than a eat to live sort. eating with friends is spiritual to me. gotta work on this.
so here’s the deal: i’m going to go “public” with my journey. i’m going to be honest and let you in on how my weight loss is going each week. if its a good week, i’m sure i’ll be more than happy to tell you about it. if it’s a not-so-good week, i’m going to fess up to it. i promise.
soooo…anybody want to join me? anybody want to hop on the weight loss band wagon? if you know you need to do it, come on!
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