To Pole or Not to Pole?

Losing 80 pounds has many benefits. Better health, better looks, compliments from the people that knew the old me, feeling better...the list could go on and on. But one benefit that I hadn't expected was something I've been working on for a LONG time. More confidence.

What on earth was a thinking?

All my life, I've struggled with low self-esteem. Since meeting Mark, I've definitely learned that my shell, although it seemed comfortable, wasn't quite as comfortable as I had originally thought. In fact, even before my weightloss journey, I had started poking my head out to check the temperature. Since losing a tremendous amount of weight, let me just tell you that the water's fine...come on in!

Once in a while, like an ancient turtle, I still yank my head, legs, and arms back into the shell, but by and large, I'm living out, loud, and proud. I've done things I would have never imagined myself doing. I even find myself talking to strangers at the grocery store (remember "Call Me Maybe?" from last week?)

I've caught myself adding more and more things to my bucket list that I would have never considered in the past. I'm not as afraid to do things. Hell, you  might even catching me dancing--and trust me when I say that this white man CANNOT dance.

That leaves me with one question, to pole or not to pole? I think yes!