Late summer of 2017 was when I started my weight loss journey. It followed after hearing the dreaded words “I need to be with someone who lives a healthy lifestyle & you’re not that person.” from a guy I was dating. What a blow to the heart & ego. I get it now, I was the heaviest I had ever been. I was at a whopping 336 lb. The weight had piled on & I had no explanation why. Doctors told me “all your labs are normal” 🙄 By 2017 I had been in my Real Estate career for a few years & had not taken 1 vacation for fear of missing out on a deal. You can always make more money but you can’t buy time. I started saying yes to every trip. Using each one as an incentive. Attempting 10 lbs before every trip. Those trips lead me to St. Lucia, The Hamptons, NYC, Dallas, Costa Rica, Jamaica and finally: Peru and Ecuador. South America was the big one. For we were going to be hiking at Machu Picchu in 7500 ft elevation. It was time to get my ass in gear. By the time Peru came around in spring ...