This will be my first post on my blog as I start the adventure of getting fit. I am not fat, unhealthy, or out of shape by any means. But I am nowhere near where I would like to be in my life so here goes nothing. First a bit about myself up to this point. My name is Scott Schmidt and I am Sergeant in the US Army. I am currently stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington with my wife and four children. Although I am stationed in Washington I am not in Washington. I am in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. In this blog I will be referencing the Army and deployment but this is not what this blog is for. To be honest it is a place for me to track and chart my progress. If someone reads it and finds it helpful, entertaining or even something to laugh at then fine by me. I actually started with my endeavor to get fit as soon as boots hit the ground in this deployment. I was never one who liked going to the gym or exercising. I did it because the Army made me. Aside from that playing with my kids was the most exercise I got. I started off very slowly when I first got here; the gym a few times and ran a bit in the morning. Then myself and 2 fellow soldiers began to do Shaun T Insanity. We did this program for the entire 63 days everyday at lunch. I lost some weight and got a little more fit but not quite the results I had hoped for. Then one day my Platoon Sergeant was looking at a video on YouTube of Steve Arnold who was doing CrossFit. He took pictures of himself everyday for 100 days and then made a slide show video. Once I saw this I was hooked. This guy was about my size and build and a hundred days made a world of difference with him. So I decided i was going to start Crossfit. But I was not just going to start  CrossFit  I was going to change my entire lifestyle. My workout, my eating habits, even my way of thinking. I began this little adventure 3 weeks ago. I have been doing my best to eat clean. I have been in the gym as much as my job will allow and I am already seeing the difference. I am going to do my best to post everyday. The workouts I did, the foods I eat, and the ways I am making changes in my life I will be posting pictures and maybe some videos. Please follow along if you like. I can always use advice and constructive criticism. Here is a pic just taken of me for my before pic. Please don't laugh and keep the rude comments to yourself. I also added a link to the video of Steve Arnold hopefully it is just the motivation that you need.

 Steve Arnold 100 days 100 Photos