The Quest

By Heather

Yes, the quest to lose weight. Or, as I like to phrase it, putting operation "Stop being so fat" in to action. Me and my husband need to lose weight. We got married almost a year ago and started working, working, working, working, working and we got into this routine that is a slow spiral into unhealthy weight gain and health problems for the both of us. So there are a few things that I have going for me to get my ass in gear. Number one, my husband. He also needs a kick in the pants to get started and I'm the boot. So if I have to be the boot I have to be motivated. Number two, yes I am incredibly bitter about my job but that doesn't mean I'm not good at what I do. At my job the human resources lady came up to me with this request. Its all volunteer basis but the store needed a wellness champion leader because of this competition between stores that is coming up. Now you say I can do this on my own, that I can be motivated on my own? Possibly, but if you want a guarentee? Give me a responsibility to uphold and lead by example, well then I have to. I don't shirk off responsibility and now I am completely motivated to get Ryan and I down at least thirty pounds by October when he has his surgery. So for husband and work, operation "Stop being so fat" is a go.

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