Metamorphosis part 1

In March of 2007 I found myself in a place that I did not want to be in. I was in a sexless marriage, I weighed 130 pounds more than was healthy; what they call morbidly obese. In the year prior I had lost my father, an unborn baby, and my dog of 12 years. Needless to say I was depressed, unfulfilled, and lost. After nine and a half years of marriage, it had seemed that I had a prefect life, but under the strain of adversity the cracks began to show. I was faced with my mortality and I knew that I wanted more out of life than I had.  

My wife, now ex, had always equated success with material wealth and outward appearances. We both worked hard to afford the opportunity to travel, own a nice house, and buy the items that we thought would bring us satisfaction. In truth, the things that would have truly brought me satisfaction like good health, physical intimacy, and intellectual stimulation were missing.

So, on March 16th, 2007 I made a conscious choice to begin to change my life. The first thing I did was begin to change my eating habits and exercise. My mom and I began to walk a three mile path in our town. We would walk two or three time a week. I became conscious of the food that I was putting in my body. I moved away from processed sugars and empty calories and began to seek out more fruits and vegetables. I also began to limit my portion sizes and increased my water and non-caloric fluid intake. This meant that I stopped drinking sodas, even diet, and instead began drinking diet green tea.  

These changes began to pay off and I went from 310 pounds down to 270 pounds in just a few months. My next step was to join a gym and begin weight training to help burn more calories and improve my core strength.  

Two months after I began my metamorphosis my wife and I began the process to divorce. It was a rather painless process, one that gave us both a new lease on life. I will devote more time to explaining the details of that situation in another post. It is interesting to say the least.