wake up call

Sometimes things happen to wake us up from our monotonous routines, and from our way of thinking. It's easy to take life for granted, and this last weekend I had a major life changing experience. My father had a heat stroke and his heart failed; he has a history of high blood pressure caused from eating unhealthy, laying around, and stress. I can't change how he lives, but I can change how I live. It's important to live each day as if it is the last, I have heard that before, but I get stuck in a routine, and I often forget how precious each day is. I am taking this experience and turning it into something positive for myself. I have found my motivation. I want to be around for my family, and now it's not even about getting slimmer, it's about making my body as healthy as it can be.