Accountability - Time to Finally Match my Actions to my Words

Last week, Ben Davis of the Do Life Movement featured me and this blog in one of his posts (HERE).  Because of that, many people have recently visited for the first time.  He also mentioned in an interview (HERE) that Gracie’s story and my desire to get healthy because of it was one of the most memorable stories that he heard on his 30 city “Do Life” tour this summer.  What a wonderful honor.   As I look back on this blog since its inception trying to see it through the eyes of someone that is visiting for the first time, I am forced to admit what I’ve really been struggling with lately - that I have been mostly just talk for many years.  The very first post from this blog I talk about how I’m going to get healthy.  That was in early December of 2008.  Countless posts since then talk about how I need to do something, but here I sit today basically in the same place.  That said, I follow two blogs religiously – one is Ben’s referenced above, bendoeslife,  and the other is a blog by Travis Colby called finally airborne .  Both of these guys started their blogs at the beginning of their journey to get healthy, both started them after I started mine.  Since that time, both of them have lost over 100 lbs, both have finished multiple marathons.  As a matter of fact, Ben has completed two ironman’s and Travis is training to complete one early next year.  Both of these guys were bigger than me and are now Ironmen.  Two nights ago, it took me almost an hour to run/walk 3.5 miles - every single run is a struggle, but it was for them at first as well – I’ve got a long way to go, but am done living like I'm OK with where I’m at, because I’m not – I can look back at posts on this site and clearly see that.  I started this blog to keep me honest and to make me accountable, an attempt to make my actions match my words, and have somehow avoided it while still being able to look people in the eyes.  This really is the turning point in my life – Our journey with Gracie has forced me to see things in a different perspective and from now on my actions will match my words.  I am done being all talk.  I am going to continue to “Do Life” and become that happy healthy husband/dad/person that my family/I deserve(s).