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I’m a 22 year old fresh out of college and it’s time for me to finally get in the best shape of my life. At 5”10 230 (And A LOT of it is fat) if decided that I can’t live with myself like this anymore So I’m starting this journey, here, online for two reasons. To inspire others as well as inspire myself.
I know many people struggle with this and everyone has their story, so i'll let you in a bit on mine. Growing Up I was always very athletic, but somewhere between having aspirations to be an MLG professional and the death of my father I gained a bunch of weight at around 15 years of age, I was close to 200 pounds at 5’3, my doctors said I was on the verge of becoming a diabetic and after seeing what diabetes did to the members of my family I knew I had to lose weight. I spent the summer waking up at 6:30 to start running hills, drinking a gallon of water a day and playing basketball. I dropped about 20 pounds of fat and hit a growth spurt to about 5”7. All was well in my world, I gained confidence, girls who didn’t give me attention started too and I felt like a totally different person. I maintained and actually improved on my physique through high school by running track and lifting in the football weight room almost everyday. It was a fun time, my friends and I would joke, laugh, and lift everyday. This was the perfect setup. THEN . . . . . .
College Happened. I entered college at a solid 5”10 190 lbs. (I have no problem putting on muscle) Slowly but surely after 4 years of working a full time job while going to school full time, my weight training sessions slowly began to decrease, until I got to a point where I would go months without being in the gym. The thing that had a huge negative impact was a back injury I got while deadlifting. This took at least 9 months to heal after going through some physical therapy. Toward the end of my sophomore year, the weight was slowly creeping higher. I didn’t notice until it was too late. I unconsciously started dressing to hide my flaws. In my head I thought “ I look decent in clothes so I must not be fat right? The fact that I have so much muscle naturally made it even worse, because I didn’t look fat but didn’t look fit either. This is the predicament, of most dudes in the gym. They lift to get big, but end up getting fat in the long run.
I spent the summer of my sophomore year working two jobs. I had a dope internship with a company that gave me a company car and I also worked at a call center. I remember being so determined to buy a car that I would work non-stop (with poor money management, I was like 18 at the time SMH what a waste). Needless to say, there was little time for the gym at this point. So the weight creeped up again. I was maybe 215lbs @5”10 (Still Muscly but no visible striations at all)
Junior year came and I met this cute girl at my job. That meeting turned into a 2.5 year relationship. If anyone has been in a relationship you KNOW how that went. We didn’t live together but we spoke every day and had incredible sex. I was in heaven, and she loves me for who I am. So why am I going so hard in the gym right? I’m sorry, but if you put consistent sex in front of me and some weights . . . IM CHOOSING THE SEX. I’m sure you can guess how that went. I ballooned up to 240 pounds within the 2 years.
The moment of pure embarrassment came, when a family friend said “ Yo you’re getting fat” at a family function. (IN FRONT OF MY GIRL) she was so sweet, she wanted to punch him in the face that day.
Things kept getting worst, I started getting stretch marks in places where a man shouldn’t. To make things worse I went through a period of unemployment and was basically hustling however I could. If I wasn’t doing that I was in the house, depressed, eating and watching Dragon Ball Z. Dreaming of How my physique will look like Goku’s in the future or at least close to it.
To be honest, I almost didn’t make it out of this depression, but one thing saved me. In my desperation to just feel something DIFFERENT I took a leap of faith. In my second to last semester of college I went ahead and decided to study abroad in Korea. My Plan was to go there and come back in the best shape of my life, and I tried. I would wake up every morning and hit the gym. I felt great, but I forgot to change one thing. If any of you have tried Korean food you know EXACTLY what I’m talking about.( It was sooooo delicious). I basically ate out every other day, and If I didn’t I was buying microwaveable chicken, noodles, etc. I would’ve probably hit 300 pounds If I wasn’t in the gym. The results were less than astonishing. I gained muscle back but didn’t lose much fat.
NOW, im a year removed from that and I’ve made it my mission to get in the best shape of my life. This a dream I’ve had for a long time. So here’s how I plan to lose the weight by February
• Tracking : I’ve purchased a scale and have been using MyFitnessPal religiously to count calories • Proper Training: Lifting 3 times a week and walking on off days. Followed by 1 fitness class a week (boxing or whatever) • Posting My Progress: Regularly posting will keep me on track. I will be posting here and will make YouTube videos to document my progress.
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