Good job everyone, just keep moving forward and utilizing this beautiful Community to help you continue to reach your goals!
God bless
Jerome

Hopefully I am getting this done right. I have been camping without service for the last week so here goes.

Step 1: The Base and the Summit
Self-Assessment and Awareness
Heart and Soul
Having looked inward to do some soul-searching, three heartfelt reasons for making the decision to transform my
health and life are:

1. I definitely want to be a better role model for my family and others that I work with.
2. I think about being fit and am jealous of people that are fit. I know what to do, but struggle to follow through.
3. I want to live a long healthy life.

Emotions
In recent days and weeks, the three most predominant inner feelings I have been experiencing are:

1. My mother died in her 50s, my brother died at age 50 and I want to do what I can to make sure I live to be an
old healthy man.
2. Embarrassed to take my shirt off because I have a flabby chest and a beer belly.
3. Feel like I can't buy the right light protein shakes or the right foods to help with the diet. I support a family of 4
on one income with my wife and daughter in college and we all drive cars that are 10yrs old or older.

Mindset
Three patterns of thinking or beliefs which may have limited my ability to change in the past are:

1. I don't have the money to get my diet under control. Ex: tonight my wife spent $175 on a weeks worth of
groceries compared to spending $100 per week 6 months ago. Everything is going up but my pay.
2. I don't have the right genetics to get lean and muscular.
3. Any small success I have had is all I will ever get so what's the point.

Body
Three objectively verifiable statements which reflect my physical condition right now are:

1. My weight first thing in the morning is 186 lbs. My waist is 37" and my stomach measures 39.5"
2. I can't wear 32" jeans anymore. That really SUCKS!
3. My right bicep is 15" and my left is 14.5". Completely embarrassing.



LOOKING FORWARD 18 WEEKS
Heart and Soul
Looking forward, 18 weeks from now, three changes I will have made that show I’m more aligned with what’s important to me at a heart and soul level are:

1. I will be a more fit and more energetic role model for my family and coworkers.
2. I will have more energy to play with my kids and do more without feeling so tired.
3. I will feel better and show more happiness and excitement wherever I go.

Emotions
Looking forward, 18 weeks from now, the three most predominant inner feelings which describe what I’ll be experiencing are:

1. I will have more confidence as I will look and feel better.
2. I will smile more often because of the changes I have made.
3. I will have more opportunities because I will be open to step outside my comfort zone.

Mindset
Three new patterns of thinking or beliefs which expand my ability to make healthy changes for the better will be:

1. When I accomplish my goals I will know that I have the power to change.
2. I will know that I can afford a healthier lifestyle in spite of all of our monthly expenses.
3. Prove that anyone can do it no matter their age or health level.

Body
Three objectively verifiable statements which will describe the new and improved condition of my body 18 weeks from now are:

1. Within 18 weeks I will be 20 lbs lighter or 165 lbs. My waist will be 32" and I will easily be able to wear 32" jeans.
2. My biceps will be 16" minimum
3. I will have no beer belly and have hard pecs. I will be looking great grinning from ear to ear.

d-o-n-e finally.
as for the before pics, i will get those up asap

Heart and Soul

Having looked inward to do some soul-searching, three heartfelt reasons for making the decision to transform my health and life are:

1. i want to be a good example for my friends, family and comunity.
2. to be healthy now and for the rest of my life.
3. i want more energy, i want to wake in the morning with lots of energy ready to go. i want to get rid of the mid-day "i need a nap" feeling.

Emotions

In recent days and weeks, the three most predominant inner feelings I have been experiencing are:

1. excitment to start this challenge and get back on track.
2. lack of motivation, i had wanted to start my second challenge and the begingin of aug and then whent he kids went back to school and again the monday after they went back to school and none of them took. i just didnt have the motivation to eat right continually or to work out on a consistently. thank godness for kari and the others who started sept 12th, i needed some help to get going.
3. confused..a friend of mine did the hcg diet and lost a lot of weight and i was thinking about trying it.....but...i know that if i stick to the program i can have results w/o spending the money or living by a very strict diet, which would be really hard for me. my conclusion was to do what i do best and if i dont see the results i know i should then maybe i'll try the hcg?

Mindset

Three patterns of thinking or beliefs which may have limited my ability to change in the past are:

1. if i eat just one "bad" thing, the rest of the day is shot so i might as well eat whatever i want for the rest of the day and start over tomorrow..WRONG..
2. if i have a rough/busy/stressful day it's a green light to reward myself by eating something "bad".
3. eating/drinking my emotions, as if that is going to make me feel better!

Body

Three objectively verifiable statements which reflect my physical condition right now are:

1. My weight is 137 lbs.
2. I carry too much fat in my mid-section. 36 in. waist

3. My present physical condition is evident in my before photo.

Heart and Soul

Looking forward, 18 weeks from now, three changes I will have made that show I’m more aligned with what’s important to me at a heart and soul level are:

1. staying active and eating healthy will be a good habit i will form and will become a part of the way i live my life.
2. i will encourage others to do the same and help support them along their jouneys.
3. i will be happier, healthier and have more energy.

Emotions

Looking forward, 18 weeks from now, the three most predominant inner feelings which describe what I’ll be experiencing are:

1. sense of balance w work, my health, family life and social life.
2. happy, and proud with myself for the choices I make everyday.
3. Confident that I CAN make changes to better my life everyday and the lives of those aroundm me.

Mindset

Three new patterns of thinking or beliefs which expand my ability to make healthy changes for the better will be:

1. If I work hard and stay committed I can stay healthy and fit.
2. Today counts, being healthy today and every day is important.
3. I am in control of my motivation and I will do my best everyday.

Body

Three objectively verifiable statements which will describe the new and improved condition of my body 18 weeks from now are:

1. Within 18 weeks I will be 6lbs lighter. my weight will be 130 lbs.
2. Within 18 weeks I will decrease the amount of fat in my mid-section. I will have a 34 in waist.

3. my after photo will show a leaner, toner body and less fat around my mid-section.

Heart and Soul
Having looked inward to do some soul-searching, three heartfelt reasons for making the decision to transform my
health and life are:
1. I have to learn moderation in all areas. I end up hurting myself when I push too hard.. no matter where I am. Working the extra step means going to far for me, and I have to learn the difference.
2. I want to have better boundaries between myself and others close to me, so I can keep myself on track when presented with a conflicting situation.
3. I want to keep an inner peace and balance within myself as much as possible.

Emotions
In recent days and weeks, the three most predominant inner feelings I have been experiencing are:
1. Emotionally exhausted from my own worry over others close to me.
2. Too angry at myself when I act in ways that hurt myself and take me backwards.
3. Too all over the place, and I need to focus on my own priorities.

Mindset
Three patterns of thinking or beliefs which may have limited my ability to change in the past are:
1. Exercise can be done without any thought to correct form.
2. I can control my eating habits when there is good food off the program in my house.
3. I want to have fun and working out gets in the way of that.

Body
Three objectively verifiable statements which reflect my physical condition right now are:
1. My weight is 142.5. My waist is 36 inches.
2. I have a back injury from pushing my workout too hard.
3. My stomache is large.

And now it’s time for a really fun part of this assignment. I need you to look forward to a point 18 weeks from now and envision what you want the results of your transformation to be.

Heart and Soul
Looking forward, 18 weeks from now, three changes I will have made that show I’m more aligned with what’s important to me at a heart and soul level are:
1. I have to learn moderation in all areas. I want to have a balance that guides me to be safe and not impulsive in
trying to do good things for myself.
2. I have good boundaries between myself and others even in conflicting situations. I can feel my balance, strengths and weakness when handling things and now I have done what was right.
3. A feeling of joy and harmony fill me most of the time.

Emotions
Looking forward, 18 weeks from now, the three most predominant inner feelings which describe what I’ll be experiencing are:
1. I will feel strong and healthy and not let stress make me feel exhausted.
2. When I make mistakes, I want to let it go and move on. Knowing my strengths ahead of time will help me from backtracking.
3. I want to be strong in my priorities and not behave randomly.

Mindset
Three new patterns of thinking or beliefs which expand my ability to make healthy changes for the better will be:
1. I can workout fully paying attention to proper form and safety.
2. I can get rid of tempting foods from the house.
3. I can make workouts fun for me.
Body
Three objectively verifiable statements which will describe the new and improved condition of my body 18 weeksfrom now are:
1. I want to weigh 135 and ultimately 127. My waist will become a 32 inch waist.
2. I will be injury free due to being careful and paying attention.
3. I will concentrate on bringing my stomache into a more reasonable weight and shape.

Pictures are on my photos in my profile

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