I’ve been “bigger” all my life, but when a doctor used the term “morbidly obese”, that’s when I knew I’d gone too long without taking care of myself.
I was always around 265-285lbs throughout high school, but without discipline and a plan, I was now approaching and surpassing 320lbs in my early-to-mid twenties. I’m a gamer so typically high scores are a good thing, but not this time. I knew I needed to make a change, but didn’t know where to start.
I went to my local gym and signed up for a membership! I worked out as hard as I could, as much as I could. I saw no change and ultimately only lost a few pounds. That was the tipping point for my thought processes surrounding fitness and my health overall. I went right back to my old ways of not working out, and not caring for my health so long as I “felt good”, whatever that means when you’re weighing 300lbs+.
So there I was, fat, unhappy, no confidence, no self-worth, and unable to regulate my emotions to the extent that I’d like, but I just didn’t know where to start in order to ensure success for myself. So I started breaking down what “healthy” meant to me.
The second time around, I told myself that I’ll only go to the gym once I fixed my eating habits. Habits, that’s the keyword. Once I established better eating habits, it became almost mindless. There’s X amount of calories in this and I need to be eating X amount of calories per day. I stopped drinking full-flavor sodas, stopped/limited my soy intake, with those decisions alongside healthier eating habits, my weight started to drop.
Now it’s time to get back into the gym! I’ve mentally segmented my eating habits and now I need to do the same with my workouts. By creating and sticking to a workout schedule, I’ve been able to see actual weight loss and muscle growth that would have never been achievable had I just aimlessly went about it, with no real goal in mind other than to “be less fat”.
Throughout this process, not only have I gained happiness, confidence, and better emotional regulation, I’ve gained discipline, focus, and a better understanding of myself, all through fitness. With a total weightloss approaching 100lbs, it almost feels like I’ve gained a new body as well. I’d mention to my wife that I feel “beefy” and that’s exactly where Beef Athletic Co. comes into the equation.
It’s not about being the fittest in the room, just the best, beefiest version of yourself!
I am beef and want others to be beef too!
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