Can you believe it's harder today to find a date than it was 100lbs ago?
One would think with all of this da'hk chocolate decadence that my dating card would be filling out real nicely. However, there is much I am learning about myself as a sophisticated and sexy single in 2018. Today, I find myself enthralled with pivoting from wrangling the 26+ year old cerebral weight of being obese and undesirable to a newly developed reality--that I am amazing in the skin that I am in. After tens of hundreds of rejections personally and indirectly for being BIG and BLACK--I find myself comfortably positioned to create my own narrative of who I see in the mirror on the day to day. Hitting the gym 4 to 8 times a week has finally become a norm. Checking myself out in the mirror has become a new Love. And embracing this experience as part of my new normal makes me feel all ooey and gooey inside. I don't always like every aspect of who I am--but I dayum sure Love the Man I have become. I am not all shredded nor is that my goal. However, I am stronger and better for remaining committed to a more active lifestyle. In 2008, I was beyond 300lbs. I had traveled over 20 states, 3 countries, and served as a speaker and/or workshop presenter/facilitator at almost 50 conferences/summits while personally engaging with almost 5,000 people. In 2018, I am teetering at about 240. It is my second time chasing the 220s and it feels good. Passport stamps for 10 countries, 4 continents, and 30+ states ignite my curiosity for more. I have presented or spoken to approximately 50,000 or more people over the last 25 years and there's more to go. This blog is really more about me. I wrote this entry for me to remind me down the line that I am a Man of Value and Valor. My value does not lie within the confines of the scale. It is defined by how I scale my actions to what I am designed to do and who I am designed to be. Whatever you decide with this journey, keep these nuggets in mind:
Hopefully this helps at least one more soul. For what it's worth--my new-ish body is looking kinda DOPE these days.... EnJOY!
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