I am down 13lbs since I started my workout, and I feel good. I'm still sore, and I'm still a ways away from where I want to be, but I'm on my way. My clothes are fitting better, and I am doing better at eating healthy – although I am craving little chocolate donuts. I won't give in. I won't.
Anyways, I never realized how much difference having the proper shoes and clothes makes when you're working out. I also never thought about how much is costs to buy workout gear and clothes. I never looked at shoes and had to consider what I am using them for. Cross trainers or running shoes or basketball shoes. I used to choose based on the style and color, now I'm more concerned about how I'll feel when I am lifting or if I'm on the treadmill (although color is still a small factor).
And it's all worth it. When I think about what the results will be, what I may add to my life, what kind of temple God deserves, it's so worth it. The last one is what really motivates me. I have never been concerned with my body, and it pains me to admit that. God loves me regardless, right? My wife loves me, right? But that is a selfish way to look at it. Since they love me, I owe it to them to be the best I can be. God deserves my very best, and because He gave me Nicole as a bride, so does she since we are one. So it's worth it.
The funny thing? my Best Twitter Friend, @bennysalas, has encouraged me to work out when I haven't felt like it, and that's another God thing. Really, someone in Miami cares enough about me to encourage me. That's in addition to my friends here who help me.
So, it may cost to lose weight, but the return on the investment makes it all worthwhile.
