The First Step

So, every journey always starts with the first step and on Saturday I took the first step toward the next journey in my life. I finally, after almost 2 years made it back in the gym.
Yep, I am once again on the path to being a fat boy no more. I actually don't expect that I will ever be skinny want to loose some! I actually said to myself that I intend to proceed with no expectations at all. All I know is that for right now, I just need to make it to the gym at least 3 times a week.
My friend Tony is actually the one that opened my eyes on Saturday. I was telling him how I'd planned to do some work around the house and then get on my stationary bike for a while and he asked me why I wasn't going to the gym. I told him that I thought it best to see what I could do at home, on my own and then eventually ease back into the gym. He respectfully told me I was an idiot. 'Quad, what sense does it make to loose weight to go to the gym?' I never really thought of it that way until her threw it at me like that. And that day I decided to give this thing another try.
One thing that I am really excited about is the fact that Me, Tony, and another friend Eric plan on taking this journey together. Saturday after he convinced me that I needed to go to the gym, I asked Tony why we never really reached out to one another to give us inspiration while taking on this task. It's almost like we always talk about our struggle but we keep it to ourselves. I had the great(in my mind anyway) idea that we should all hold each other accountable and encourage one another to keep ourselves motivated. Such a simple notion but I am excited about the possibilities of it.
So today I am focused on going to the gym.....today. I am not stressing about what I have to eat or how long I have to work out. I am just going to go and accomplish that.