We all go into a transformation journey knowing that we will gain/regain physical fitness, which is something we all strive for.  Another thing we are looking forward to is the ability to wear stylish clothing.  The other goal we have is to gain greater mobility, which I guess is all part of the becoming more physically fit.  The frustrating thing about the process is that these things do not usually come in the same time frame.

Increasing one's overall physical fitness is going to be a given throughout the process. We can't help but become more "able" to do things as time passes.  Greater mobility comes in bits and pieces, at least in my experience. As mobility increases, the ability to perform different training movements allows for greater variety in your training protocol(s).  Tomorrow you will, without a doubt, be able to do things you can't today.

Now comes the piece of the puzzle that's not always made obvious.  For those that drop vast amounts of fat, their body is now completely disproportionate.  Depending on the amount of the reduction, there my be extra skin to contend with.

I have found that I have to purchase clothing that's larger than I should, just because I have to deal with extra "luggage" that's not been taken care of yet.  In fact, I currently have pairs of pants that are extremely lose in the legs, waist etc..  I also have shirts that fall into the same category.  Once I am finally able to clean-up my "loose ends" so to speak, I'll be able to consider this journey complete and I'll be on to the next thing.

Back in 2012, long before I came to the realization that I was simply going to have to change in order to have any quality of life at all, my wife used to try and encourage me to walk a little more each day.  While this isn't a horrible idea at all, especially for someone that was over 500 pounds, my willingness to do this was absolutely zero.

One night the car was packed toward the back of the parking lot.  The whole time I was talking toward the car, I made a scene by spewing profanities and the like.  I must admit that this was not a good look for me.  In the end I apologized for my behavior.  Sadly, 2 more years would pass before I came to the realization that's gotten me to where I am today.