Dropping the lbs.

Dropping some lbs so Nathan and I can have many years of not sitting on the couch.
Start 234.8--Current 183.8--Goal 165--Lost 51--To Go 18.8--73.1% Complete

Anonymous asked: You used to comment and like my posts. No you don't, what's going on? Tumblr is a two way street....

First of all, thanks for your question.  Seriously, it is something I should answer.

A. The canned “I’m really busy lately” excuse.  I know others are busier than me and still make the time to interact, but regardless I am really busy lately.  Tiffany and I both working full time, raising an almost 4 year old, twice a week swim classes for him, trying to get exercise in, work is busy.  Yep it gets a little busy!  Others can do it, and hats off to the them it is amazing.

Now the other reason, and I don’t know how to say this without kind of being, I don’t know, a jerk I guess?  I’m jealous.  Or I should say when I read through tumblr lately I get jealous, and it doesn’t put me in the best place.  

Last year at this time I would read on tumblr and see people doing incredible things and I’d think about doing them one day, and get inspired.  Or I’d read about other people in my spot starting out, and we’d both be making progress doing new achievements, it was a lot of fun!

Now I read through tumblr, and I see people doing amazing things and think about how my knee crumbled at the thought of a half marathon, or I see people training for a marathon right after my phone reminds me that I should be doing a 9 mile pace run today to be on pace for the marathon I wanted to do this spring.  Or I see people that were struggling along at the same point of C25K as me last year, and they are crushing it just way beyond where I am at this point.

All that kind of sucks to read, and turns me into a jealous hater.  Which I really don’t want to be.  So right now I’m not really reading my dashboard.  Is that fair?  No.  Are the people who followed me, and interacted with me last year, getting what they deserve?  No.  I know that.  I’m not proud of it.  But, it is what it is right now.  I really really really appreciate the people who still like and comment on my posts, they are awesome, and as I work back into a state where I can read their accomplishments without being jealous I’ll give them my full support.

For now, all I can do is say Thank You.  I appreciate your support.  I hope to give it back to you one day.  I hope you can be understanding for now, no matter how petty, silly, and unfair I am being.

-Josh

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  1. bodyhackery said: Don’t worry about other people bud. You know what works best for you and your family. Take care of yourself and them and everything else will fall into place. See you here when you’re ready and able to come back. Cheers!
  2. tryingtogetsmaller said: One day, when you’re knee isn’t pissed off, you’ll be looking back on this time as a small setback. It’s cool. Just keep moving forward. I, for one, can understand busy and jealousy. :) BTW - how is the knee?
  3. melanieisdoinglife said: You had a set back, but you’ll get back to where you were. You’re back to doing some running, which is great!
  4. westcoastrunner said: Fantastic HONEST answer Josh! I appreciate your candidness…just remember that some days it baby steps and that all of us who are out here can be support for you if you need it!
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