Being "Spurred" On...

Yesterday as I got up from my desk for probably the millionth time ever, I felt 2-3 sharp pin pricks in my heal.

I slowly walked a little ways and then thought to myself, oh geez...is this heel spurs??

For the last couple months I have been having more and more aches and pains. Last year I started with lower back pain. In the past few months this lower back pain has returned along with pain in my arches.

And now this.

Of course I googled and on WebMD one of the causes of these symptoms is being overweight.

UGH!!!!

Yes, God I know I am overweight! Is this how you are convincing me to take it seriously? Because it's working!

It occurred to me that being overweight makes me feel so much older than I should be right now. So I decided to see if I could find a quiz to PROOVE that I am physically older in years than I actually am. (gluten for punishment??) Pun intended...


And here are the results according to the lengthy quiz on the Dr. Oz website:

So now that you all know my birthday...

Honestly these results are MUCH better than I thought they would be. I think the fact I don't smoke and rarely drink has a lot of barring in this case. However, the quiz was seriously detailed. I mean it asked me the emotional state of my marriage! haha

The fact that according to this quiz I have already lost 4.8 years of my life due to my own lack of self-discipline is mind opening. So basically I am shortening my own life by half a decade thus far.

I can say this definitively because I am really on paper, pretty healthy. I have all the right numbers (except on the scale) and my doctor(s) have always pointed that out to me...almost as if they are shocked (I don't blame them).

All in all, I just really want to be HEALTHY. 

If you have never been 50 lbs or more overweight, can I just say....as a warning....IT SUCKS!

I can't imagine being over 100 lbs over weight. It would be exhausting!!

It's way more painful and difficult than you imagine. You can't do things. It's harder.

Life is more of a struggle.

In the end, all of this has helped me to realize that physically I can't ignore these bad habits anymore. It has got to stop. My back is killing me right now and there is NOTHING I can do about it until I lose this extra weight and gain muscle to support my core. 

I have no other choice.

BTW you can take the quiz here: Dr.Oz Real Age