"Big Belly" Bail Out Package

This is DAN RIVERS from the 99.9 KISS-FM Morning Show, "Dan & Charly", Weekday mornings from 6-10...

So... I've decided to blame my over-sized belly (and the rest of "over-sized Dan") on the economy. Why not? We blame it for everything else. Why not my weight? It makes sense though if you think about it.

Being overweight is partially the result of not eating right. Eating right is expensive. Eating poorly is less expensive. So, in this economy, where I can't afford the healthy food options, the logical conclusion (based upon my own personal economic recession) is this: "I can't afford to lose weight!" TAH DAH!... Thank You very much, I'll be here all week! Please remember to tip your servers!

So, where's my Bail Out Package... please come rescue me from... uh.. ME!

Now, OBVIOUSLY if I keep up THAT kind of thinking I WILL remain overweight! THANKFULLY I can see through my own ridiculousness to see that is nonsense.

Here's the real thing...

I saw a local man on the evening news tonight who won several awards & received some honors because he was able to go from 355 pounds down to 165 pounds in about 2 years. He lost 190 pounds. OMG! I can't remember his name but it wasn't his name that stood out. As I watched his interview, it was THIS statement that really grabbed me. When I heard him say it, it hit me hard... I don't remember the exact wording so I'll have to paraphrase but basically this was his own epiphany at one point. It was the moment that pushed him over the edge & put him on his path to begining his weight loss: He said... he realized that up until that moment, he had been too selfish to lose weight. That's it! Too SELFISH! He had a family with children who needed him and he was too selfish to go through whatever it took to become better for them. It all boiled down to selfishness! SELFISHNESS! Do you hear me?

Now THAT, I get!

I am really big on family and doing whatever it takes to have a good one. I want to be a good Daddy & a good Husband. This guy hit the nail on the head. I have basically been SELFISH by not making the hard decisions needed to lose weight. If you, like me, struggle with your weight you'll understand this concept. It is SO EASY to just cruise along and continue the same old habits that keep us overweight & unhealthy. To change any of those habits almost takes an act of God. So it is very hard to make a change. But NOT doing it keeps us from our loved ones in MANY ways. Let me tell you... the 165 pound man is right. If I don't choose to change, I am being selfish. The end.

So, for the 568th time, I am gonna try again to get healthy. I am hoping that if I make my wife & my family a priority now, I can morph into really believing in my heart, what I know SHOULD be true but somehow just isn't; My health & Myself need to be a priority. If that can happen then hopefully I'll make a healthy transition. All the while losing not just the weight but that darned selfishness right along with it.

Wish me luck. Oh, a prayer would be nice too. Thanks!

Blog ya later!