What a Difference a Year Makes

235 pounds

This is how I looked until I changed my lifestyle a year ago August.

195 pounds
This is me today.

Trust me everyone, if I can do this, anyone can. It only takes a few basic changes to do it along with a bit of work and consistency.

1) I stopped sucking down cokes. No more empty calories and no more high fructose corn syrup.

2) I work out on a set schedule. I don't miss a work out no matter what.

3) I concentrated on building muscle instead of cardio. The more muscle you have, the more calories your body burns just for maintenance.

4) Other than the cokes, I started eating a diet higher in protein and lower in carbs and fat. No more fried foods, no more junk foods. Lots of grilling (my favorite anyway). I eat six times a day in smaller portions and keep a steady 5000 calorie diet going. I didn't want my body going into starvation mode, I wanted it to use up the calories I was eating instead.

5) I do everything in my power to stay focused. I keep a fat picture of me up at work and look at it when I feel like pigging out on junk food. I try to seduce my wife with my body regularly, how she looks at me is a big indicator of the progress I am making. I do a lot of lifting up at work that no one else can do just for the comments I get. In other words, I show off a LOT.

That's the basics in a nutshell. I'll get back with more specifics on my workouts, philosophies, supplements, and diet soon.

A Fresh New Start

I know all of my friends have already read enough about me to know my recent past. For everyone else, I will give a breif recap. I grew up quite athletic. At the age of nineteen I was a fourth degree black belt in karate and was very much into fitness, specifically weight training. I got married in my early twenties and after my son was born, I pretty well gave up on my fitness persuit.

A year and a half ago, I hit rock bottom for me. I was over 230 pounds and looked like I was pregnant, not too attractive in a man. My wife lost the physical attraction aspect of our relationship, she no longer wanted to jump my bones, so I decided to do something about it.

Over the past year and a half I have completely changed the way I live, I don't call it a lifestyle, I call it life. I have gone from a 230 pound whale with 30% body fat to a 195 pound god with less than 10% body fat. No small feat for such a short amount of time.

I am starting this blog to help me keep my perspective on what I have accomplished and what I want to accomplish. I hope that what I have learned in the past and all of the things I will learn in the future will help others to become better at their own physical endeavors. If one person takes something from me and it helps them, then I will be satisfied that this blog has served it's purpose.