For 2 weeks, I walked every break at work, I even started doing Windsor Pilates at home after my shift, I worked a second shift from 2-10pm the hours weren’t as bad as a midnight shift I must say. However, I would get two 10 walks, and one 20 minute walk in during my shift. I would also then do my DVD workout at home after work. All this time I was patiently awaiting my doctor appointment and my nerves were shot! The big day had arrived and I went, I knew there was a problem for some time, all the signs were there, as were all the excuses. Frequent urination, oh I just drank a lot of water, or damn that beer goes right through you. Ironically urination and unquenchable thirst are two big signals. Then there was the fatigue, I could fall asleep at the break table with others talking to me, my excuse would be well I’m not getting a lot of rest, working a lot you name it there was an excuse. My father drove me to the appointment, I showed the Dr. my evaluation from the health screen, after a short ponder he turned and looked me square in the eyes and said “young man, if you don’t change your ways YOU are going to die, it’s just that simple you will not see the age of 45” I really was stunned, floored, shocked and pissed off again. He prescribed some medications, arranged for some more tests and the appointment was over that fast. I walked out with a blank expression, jumped in the van with my Dad and just sat there. I didn’t put on my seat belt, I didn’t care! I had given up, I thought you know what, I’m fairly miserable anyway so death it can’t be much worse I already feel like I’m dead anyway so what the HELL! My Dad wouldn’t move the van, he says buckle up, my response was nah, I’m gonna die anyway so I’ll just take my chances you’re a good driver anyway it’ll be alright. Dad turned to me and says, “Now I love you, and you are going to buckle up, and like everything else you will figure this out, now let’s go home and think about this” those words right there really made me think. I can do this, I can fight this, I’m not going to let this thing kill me, and I’m gonna stand up, shake this off and fight for my life. I want my life back and I’ll live it on my terms.

Picking up my prescriptions, I thought gee I don’t want to, be on meds, I really don’t! The first day on them I wake up the next morning and I can barely move, my speech is slurred, I felt as though I was living in quicksand. The lights were on but nobody was home, I checked my glucose and it was low, really low, and dangerously low to be exact so I had to think quickly and find a sweet soda, and get it up. I then called the doctor to let them know something was wrong. Rarely did I ever get to speak directly to my doctor but this time was different, he gets on the phone and asks, what have you been doing over the last 2 weeks, because your bloodwork came back really good. Those meds are causing you to bottom out, stop taking them immediately, reschedule an appointment to go over your results and keep doing whatever you are doing.

What I had be doing was as follows, changed my diet, began moving, moving regularly, and I had chosen to take a stand, I had committed in my mind that I would not let this beat me. I had watched it claim a friends life, and deteriorate another friends as I faced this battle of my own.. We had chosen to lose weight and support each other (to be continued……)

changed my diet, began moving, I took a stand, I committed in my mind not let this beat me.

Candoit2.com is my journey from fit to fat to fit again, and again. I’ve had 8 years to look back on how I let myself fall from the fitness wagon, this has given me time to figure out where, and how I went wrong, and how I can do better this time. I know that I’m not the only person who’s ever struggled, this time I want to help others get back on track or simply start. January 9, 2015 I officially committed to get fit, since then I’ve dropped 31 pounds and I’ve passed my International Sports Sciences Association Certified Fitness Trainer exam, and will be offering personal training services and more soon.  Lots information and assistance will be coming to this site as well, progress photos, tips, recipes and family fit ideas as well. Be sure to subscribe and be the first to get the updates. Follow me on Twitter @LewCandoit2 for daily updates