How to Survive While Running on Fumes

Without going into any detail, I can tell you that the last 5 1/2 weeks of my life have been CRAZY! I have been working 60+ hours a week at the church, leading in 5 worship services a weekend and helping out my wife as much as possible since she is pregnant...oh and just to top it all off, I have to find time to squeeze in workouts and running too. The best phrase to capture what my life has looked like over the past 5 1/2 weeks is simply this: Organized Chaos.

For those of you who know me well, you know that I am (at my core) a quiet/reserved introvert. For my own well-being, I need time to myself to simply be still and quiet. I am not easily overwhelmed but I have been pushed to my limits of sanity! Every morning when the alarm goes off...two or three times...and then Amiee wakes me up, I start my first battle of the day, GETTING OUT OF BED! It seems like such a daunting task every morning because I know that 6 out of 7 days of the week, I have an overwhelming amount of boxes to get "checked off".

Once I am up and going, the rest of my day is a blur. I am constantly in a kinetic frenzy that pulls me in every direction and uses up every ounce of energy I have. My heart and my mind don't have a chance to slow down and catch up until its time for sleep and then when I finally feel like I am arriving at a restful destination, the alarm clock goes off again and the cycle repeats.

Now, I know this sounds like a whole lot of complaining...and it is for the most part, but here is what I what I want to convey (albeit between the lines): Life is hectic! I have struggled to find any time to get my workouts in and have subsequently fallen WAY behind on my weight loss challenge. There is ZERO chance that I will reach my weight loss goal by December 1st unless I stop eating all together and only fuel my body with water and the occasional grazing of grass on the church lawn...BUT what I can do is keep pushing! I can lower my head, close my eyes and run with reckless abandon into my schedule. If, at the end of the day, I walk through my front door and pass out from sheer exhaustion only to wake up 6 hours later and do it again, SO BE IT!

My challenge to you is this: PUSH HARD INTO THE THINGS THAT STRETCH YOU! YOU WILL NEVER FULLY APPRECIATE WHAT IT IS TO REST UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE EMPTIED.

I will still post pictures and give you updates on my weight loss and maybe by some act of God, I will reach my goal!

4 Months In!!!

Uphill Battle

Over the past few weeks, my weight loss has slowed to a crawl and I have tried SO many different things to try and kick start it. I have 59 days to lose 22 lbs and it is going to be a HUGE undertaking. I am cutting my caloric intake by another 300 calories a day and upping my time I spend in the gym and running. I hope it is enough!!!

I will post a picture of myself tomorrow!

Thanks to all who follow!