Reaching Goals - Fat to Fit [part 1]
Throughout life we are constantly chasing goals.
This is about me chasing my goal by losing weight.
Below is a picture of me taken approximately 5 years apart
I USED TO WEIGH 150KG (330lbs)
Not only was I unhealthy, I made the worst decisions around my health. I drank no water, lived on fast food and would avoid any exercise.
This resulted in sleep apnea, fatty liver and a range of other medical issues.
SO WHAT CHANGED?
I left the appointment shattered. How was I going to get to work living outside of public transport routes.
I signed up for the gym and instantly regretted it. There was no tutorial on how to use the equipment or what did what. It was just a cash grab and then leave me on my own.
I was lucky enough to transfer my membership to someone else who was looking to join (avoiding joining fees for them) .
THIS WAS THE TURNING POINT
My daily drive home was past a group doing fitness in the park. "That looks cool" I thought, so I went home to research what it was.
This is where I found my Holy Grail. The group was a bootcamp.
I signed up that night and started going twice a week. My first sessions were brutal. I threw up, I couldn't walk, all in all I struggled but i stuck with it. The following weeks got easier to handle until my fitness just exploded.
I was feeling so good that I needed something else to do on my days off.
I volunteered some time with the South Australian Country Fire Service.
At this point I was feeling healthier, I could breathe easily, wasn't tired all the time and I could keep my licence.
Over the course of the next 12-18 months I dropped kilo after kilo. I went from being a morbidly obese 150KG to 95KG.
I was enjoying my new found energy so much I started doing things I never thought I would. I started Running and hiking.
Skip forward 2 years
Life has a habit of getting in the way. I missed a session here and a session there and I slowly lost my groove. I kept telling myself it is just a dip in enthusiasm and energy and that I would get my groove back.
Well that didn't happen. I slowly stopped going, I spent more time on the couch and lost motivation all together.
This is me now
I have put some weight back on. Now back to 105-110KG (231lbs).
This is the restart of my goal
So far I have lost over 50KG and put back on 10KG.
During this downtime I have learned that just eating healthy is not the answer. We need exercise, without it there are less endorphin's being released and this has had a dramatic effect on my moods.
Starting this week I am back at Boot Camp. I'm back on the road to living healthy.
My plan is to bring my fitness back up and lose the weight I have put back on.
I would love to share this with you on an ongoing weekly basis. Giving other Steemians the exercises I'm doing and the progress I'm making .
If this post is successful with views and others want to hear it, then I will make it happen. Let me know in the comments what you would like to hear.
Until next time Ciao
What a difference! Nice work, lets use this to keep each other motivated about changing our lives. You have done an incredible job and I am 100% confident that you will be successful in living a better life. Since putting the 10KG on have you noticed much of a difference in your sleep?
Not so much sleeping at night. But have noticed I have less energy that I used to and can easily nap during the day.
Also, would love to hear more about the work you did in the C.F.S!
Yeah! I'll do a blog soon with my experiences with CFS.
Understanding your relationship to food and triggers for over eating are also important. If you are eating healthy food but are still over-consuming then yes you will put weight back on.
But diet would rank about 70% of the equation for weightloss in my books since you can workout but then easily put back on the calories that you just took off if you are not being smart.
I totally agree. Over eating is a huge part and is a trained process. Rather than your stomach asking for food when it is empty it is asking when it isn't full.
Nice work mate keep it up!
What bootcamp was it, I used to do original bootcamp 3 days a week just off South Tce. It was awesome.
Daves Bootcamp. It's in the northern suburbs. Really good variety, From Boxing/MMA to Army style and everything in between. It's good doing something different every time you go.
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