07/07/17 Day 114 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 69.6 pounds 59.4 pounds to go In 1978, Michael Jordan was just another kid in the gym, along with 50 or so of his classmates, trying out for the Emsley A. Laney High School varsity basketball team. There were 15 roster…
07/06/17 Day 113 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 69.4 pounds 59.6 pounds to go Most people spend a large part of time picking the “perfect” weight loss program. That’s rarely the problem. It was never mine, I doubt that it’s been your problem either. Don’t get me wrong, I…
07/05/17 Day 112 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 69.4 pounds 59.6 pounds to go For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Philippians 2:13 NLT In 2012, I was searching, as I still am today, trying to make some…
07/04/17 Day 111 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 67.2 pounds 61.8 pounds to go I saw this post by Borne last night, On July 4, 1776, 56 men, knowing that they were signing their death warrants, declared independence from tyranny. Because they would rather die on their feet, than…
07/03/17 Day 110 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 67.0 pounds 62.0 pounds to go Hope. It’s a relatively short word but packed with a massive amount of meaning. It should have a lot more letters and syllables. The meaning that I assigned the word “hope”‘ in the picture of…
07/02/17 Day 109 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 66.6 pounds 62.4 pounds to go “There is no try or not try only do or not do.” Says Master Yoda “It won’t be easy or comfortable but it will be worth it.” Says me years after convincing myself that I…
07/01/17 Day 108 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 66.6 pounds 62.4 pounds to go This may come of no surprise to you but as I’ve walked through the last 107 days, very publicly, when I write these posts, I write them for the man or woman who may be…
06/30/17 Day 107 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 64.8 pounds 64.2 pounds to go Cheat days are something curious to me. I’m sort of an expert on them. You see to get to 304 pounds, you have to experience a lot of cheat days. Big meals, seconds, and thirds,…
06/29/17 Day 106 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 65.6 pounds 63.4 pounds to go I woke up right between my elbows this morning just like the previous 20,329 mornings that proceeded today. That’s a whole bunch of days, wow! 55 years and several months worth. When I think about…
06/28/17 Day 105 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 65.6 pounds 63.4 pounds to go Waking up to 304 pounds in March 2017 was no surprise. It wasn’t like I weighed 175 pounds the day before and “poof” I gained 129 pounds overnight. That would be ridiculous. Fortunately, and yes…