No time for BS or execuses or feeling sorry for myself. I graduated college in 07 and was in top notch shape. 6'0'' and 165 lbs. I was a runner and active basketball player. I ate healthy. And then I entered the real world and did a terrible job of taking care of my body. I moved to a new city and stopped playing basketball. That led to working out less and fewer and fewer runs. Long hours at the office meant an easy execuse for getting take out at night.
I never thought I would become fat. I mean, I was an athlete! That can't happen to athletes right? Well, of all the great success I have had since college, I have failed completely in terms of my health.
I don't have any excuses. I gained weight because I stopped making time for the gym and I used food as a way to deal with stress and to motivate myself through long hours at the office. Since 2007 I have gained about a 100 lbs (man does it hit home when I right that number down). I am guessing right now I am about 265 - 270 lbs which would be the highest I have ever weighed. I will get an official weigh in tomorrow.
There is no magic plan I have to lose weight. I know what I need to do and the habits I need to change and improvce on. It is going to be a lot of hard work but I am ready. I know how to eat healthy and I know what a "good workout" consists of. It is simply a matter of doing it. I just turned 30 years old and my wife is pregnant with our first child due to be born in August. I refuse to be that fat dad who can't keep up with his children. My hometown just had a marathon today. So my goal is that over the next 12 months I am going to get back to my college weight and next May I will completel my first marathon. If you a person is going to come up with goals, then why not come up with your "ultimate goal"?
I hope this journal helps hold myself accountable and that I find support from other members in this community who are embarking on a similar journey.
Cheers.
I never thought I would become fat. I mean, I was an athlete! That can't happen to athletes right? Well, of all the great success I have had since college, I have failed completely in terms of my health.
I don't have any excuses. I gained weight because I stopped making time for the gym and I used food as a way to deal with stress and to motivate myself through long hours at the office. Since 2007 I have gained about a 100 lbs (man does it hit home when I right that number down). I am guessing right now I am about 265 - 270 lbs which would be the highest I have ever weighed. I will get an official weigh in tomorrow.
There is no magic plan I have to lose weight. I know what I need to do and the habits I need to change and improvce on. It is going to be a lot of hard work but I am ready. I know how to eat healthy and I know what a "good workout" consists of. It is simply a matter of doing it. I just turned 30 years old and my wife is pregnant with our first child due to be born in August. I refuse to be that fat dad who can't keep up with his children. My hometown just had a marathon today. So my goal is that over the next 12 months I am going to get back to my college weight and next May I will completel my first marathon. If you a person is going to come up with goals, then why not come up with your "ultimate goal"?
I hope this journal helps hold myself accountable and that I find support from other members in this community who are embarking on a similar journey.
Cheers.