Throughout life we are constantly chasing goals.

This is about me chasing my goal by losing weight. Below is a picture of me taken approximately 5 years apart ![before and after.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPhcY7jyhJK2QvnTd7X4eHudpshtasqQX7N53t1RE757R/before%20and%20after.jpg)

I USED TO WEIGH 150KG (330lbs)

![unhealthy.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmP93eMQNfjrEen5ZrrRZQwyFnkGo9bbKXjkmC1tgDQ3pv/unhealthy.jpg) Not only was I unhealthy, I made the worst decisions around my health. I drank no water, lived on fast food and would avoid any exercise. This resulted in sleep apnea, fatty liver and a range of other medical issues.

SO WHAT CHANGED?

I was having my routine appointment with the chest specialist where I was advised that if there was no improvement I would be losing my driving licence as it is too dangerous having me on the road constantly fatigued. I left the appointment shattered. How was I going to get to work living outside of public transport routes. I signed up for the gym and instantly regretted it. There was no tutorial on how to use the equipment or what did what. It was just a cash grab and then leave me on my own. I was lucky enough to transfer my membership to someone else who was looking to join (avoiding joining fees for them) .

THIS WAS THE TURNING POINT

![Bootcamp.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWgkiHrmcVtKEma5vJNkDjCQwKXr6epW4GrxAAuyP3UqL/Bootcamp.jpg) My daily drive home was past a group doing fitness in the park. "That looks cool" I thought, so I went home to research what it was. This is where I found my Holy Grail. The group was a bootcamp. I signed up that night and started going twice a week. My first sessions were brutal. I threw up, I couldn't walk, all in all I struggled but i stuck with it. The following weeks got easier to handle until my fitness just exploded.

I was feeling so good that I needed something else to do on my days off.

I volunteered some time with the South Australian Country Fire Service. At this point I was feeling healthier, I could breathe easily, wasn't tired all the time and I could keep my licence. ![Fire SUit1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdhGB5D8XR8UPEKWnp2hokpNcMfBgxzcEFbxhjWAaXHTn/Fire%20SUit1.jpg) Over the course of the next 12-18 months I dropped kilo after kilo. I went from being a morbidly obese 150KG to 95KG. I was enjoying my new found energy so much I started doing things I never thought I would. I started Running and hiking. ![skinny1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmU9YC1UsSw7MNQ5UXBfLHHYtQbGMHTtyCd5HK4T1DApX5/skinny1.jpg)

Skip forward 2 years

Life has a habit of getting in the way. I missed a session here and a session there and I slowly lost my groove. I kept telling myself it is just a dip in enthusiasm and energy and that I would get my groove back. Well that didn't happen. I slowly stopped going, I spent more time on the couch and lost motivation all together.

This is me now

![Houseboat.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPDP5Ki3zFcSpAqFp7KqwuoWXq6jqhwXW6RiCCWexUFoe/Houseboat.jpg) I have put some weight back on. Now back to 105-110KG (231lbs).

This is the restart of my goal

So far I have lost over 50KG and put back on 10KG. During this downtime I have learned that just eating healthy is not the answer. We need exercise, without it there are less endorphin's being released and this has had a dramatic effect on my moods. Starting this week I am back at Boot Camp. I'm back on the road to living healthy. My plan is to bring my fitness back up and lose the weight I have put back on. I would love to share this with you on an ongoing weekly basis. Giving other Steemians the exercises I'm doing and the progress I'm making . If this post is successful with views and others want to hear it, then I will make it happen. Let me know in the comments what you would like to hear. Until next time Ciao