- Time of past OR future Camino
- May-July 2023
After my then 12 yr old daughter's near death cardiac arrest in May 2021, I stopped worrying about myself entirely. My stress was through the roof that summer and along with that I stopped watching my diet and exercising. She is a fighter and with medicine and some lifestyle changes, she can live a long life just as we all can. But my habits weren't looking good for me. I weighed myself on December 31st, 2021 and realized I was 25 pounds higher than I ever been. I was 287. I thought I was out of shape when I was 250 but this way beyond that. My blood sugar had gotten high and I was lethargic. I had still discussed going on my Camino in summer of 2022 but my wife sat me down one day and said "While I'm 100 percent supportive of you going, I need you to take better care of yourself. I don't think you can do the Camino until you take better care of yourself. We all need you."
It was a conversation I needed to get me back focusing on my health. So at the point in early January 2022, I changed my plan to walking the Camino Frances in Summer 2023. And I began changing my eating habits and exercising. As of today, I'm now 235. So 55 pounds down in about 11 months. I still have a ways to go but my blood sugar is now in the normal range again and I feel a lot better.
Now...to add climbing some mountains to my routine
It was a conversation I needed to get me back focusing on my health. So at the point in early January 2022, I changed my plan to walking the Camino Frances in Summer 2023. And I began changing my eating habits and exercising. As of today, I'm now 235. So 55 pounds down in about 11 months. I still have a ways to go but my blood sugar is now in the normal range again and I feel a lot better.
Now...to add climbing some mountains to my routine