Consistent Companion: Inspiration: Frank Yazvac

Welcome to my first of many inspiration posts. Pretty self explanatory, but I think it's good to notice those in your life who are good role models for your journey or even just encouraging to you.

Frank is my sweet brother in law that I've had the priveledge knowing for the last five years. He's a super talented musician, great dad, sweet husband, and now even more of an inspiration to me. Last year he started to take a step towards changing his lifestyle by cutting out all carbonated drinks out of his diet. For anyone that's had any sort of food addiction, you can relate to how hard it would be to rid yourself of that sort of vice. Really, I think he'd been drinking them every day for years. His next step towards health that I noticed was at Easter this year when he told me he had started to count calories by using an app on his new smartphone. The next time I saw him at a restaraunt couple months later, he had lost over 30 lbs. You could certainly tell, and I noticed every detail of his meal that he chose: A salad, minus the cheese and croutons, and dressing on the side, with water to drink.

Fast forward a few months to my last connection with him, which was earlier this month ago at a family outing. In walked a younger, healthier, happier Frank who has lost 62 lbs and looked fantastic! I especially noticed the pride in his mom's eyes when she saw her son... so happy for him! Of course, I started talking to him about his weight loss, and he told me that he's still limiting his calories and is now exercising every day-waking up at 4:30 am to run around the local High School's track. I was with the fam for two days, and every morning I witnessed him staying true (even on vacation!) by waking up before everyone and exercising. I also noticed what he ordered that night when we went out to eat-- water with a veggie burger. Not the Frank I knew a year ago!

Way to go, Franky. Way to beat the odds. People make excuses every day that you are now conquring. They say they don't have time. They don't have money. That they want to spend all their free time with the kids. That they're the only ones working in the family. They don't have a gym. They don't have a personal trainer. Way to beat all those excuses down the drain and take control of your health! I'm proud of you and you're certainly an inspiration to me!