So since January of this year, Corey and I have been working hard to improve ourselves every single day in one way or another. One of those pursuits is a life of health and fitness. We both knew that we wanted to do it differently this time around, but what that meant at the time---we weren't exactly sure. We are about seven months in, and I never would have guessed the shape that this part of my journey would have taken, ESPECIALLY because I have spent nearly my entire life obsessing about my physical appearance and weight, and I never imagined that I'd be satisfied without having achieved those goals. Like I said, this time around we wanted it to be different, and it absolutely has been. So, below I want to share what that has meant for me this year, and I hope that it will help you to find encouragement if you are on the journey as well. First of all, I just want to state the obvious...it's been seven months and physically, I look just about the same. Seven mon......

This year, I am starting 2019 at the heaviest I have ever been, and "losing weight" is not on my list of new year's resolutions. We are now about ten days into our journey of a brand-new year, and normally at this time, I'd find myself about ten days into some pretty lofty resolutions. There have been variations of different goals thrown on my list throughout the years, but my number one has consistently been the same: Weight loss. Every stinkin' year. Typically, in the upcoming months, I would be consumed by strict diets, extreme exercise, and an obsession with the scale. Some years, I would find great "success" which would be defined by a smaller number when I step on that worth defining machine. Other years, not so much. Either way, every time January rolls around, my focus is on the same thing...the weight. Not this year. Listen, before you start your mental rant, I know . I know that being overweight can come with a multitude of p......