wow one year later!!!
first i want to thank everyone who has supported me and helped me achieve my goals on bodyspace! its been a hard long journey but one i would not change for anything in the world becouse the past years struggles have helped forge who i am today! and to be be frank this is the first time in my life i like who i am! ive been married now 12 years and my wife has seen me with my shirt off more the past month then the 12 years we have been together !! i’ll actually use the swimming pool this year!! before this i was really insecure about myself!! one of my goals along with the weight loss after hooking up with stevep78 my trainer was to get tranformation of the week on bb.com wich i did that will be up on the main page in a couple of weeks but then the people at bb.com emailed me about using me as over 40 amateure bodybuilder! wich is up today!!!
im not gonna lie when i was reading the email and answering the qustions i was shaking i was nervouse and full off joy why you ask ??? its becouse its the first time in my 42 years that i set out to do something and finished it to the end! fittness and bodybuilding is a life style that i plan on doing to the day the good lord takes me . to all the overweight people out there its yours for the taking take control of your life today!!! there is nothing special about me i put my pants on one leg at a time just like you if i can do it you can also . you just have to decied to do it !!! thanks again to all the bodygroups i belong to i concider you all my friends!! thanks for the motivation when i needed it to finish something i set out to do . your friend john
June 6, 2009 at 7:16 am
My wife and I were talking about struggles just last night. How some kids don’t have them. Like you say, it helped make who you are today. John, you have done great! You have put in the time and effort to build something that a lot of people want but aren’t willing. Congrats! Ruben.
June 6, 2009 at 7:25 am
Great journey man. My hat’s off to you. Congratulations! I hope ting get only better for you now. Great story and good motivation for those of us who are still kind of stuck right now. Keep it up man!
June 6, 2009 at 7:27 am
Simply amazing. Life hands us all sorts of challanges. Not sure if you’ve seen the movie Evan Almighty….but there is a line in that movie where Steve Carrell and ‘God’ are having an exchange. Steve goes….I ask for patience and I don’t get it. What’s up God….Morgan Freeman (playing God) says…..when you ask for patience…I give you the OPPORTUNITY to be patience. When you ask for Courage…I give you the OPPORTUNITY to be courageous. So in short…you have been given the OPPORTUNITY to be outstandingly fit and you have capitalized on it. Congrats and keep your head high. Spread the word and share the perspective and gift of success. -S
June 6, 2009 at 7:43 am
Congratulations John.
Keep going
June 8, 2009 at 6:58 am
I’m proud of you, man! You’ve taken the bull by the horns, yanked them off, and stabbed the bastich with his own horns!
Just wondering, did you and the wife both change how/what you eat, or do you have to fix different food now?
June 11, 2009 at 7:47 am
He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.
Isaiah40;29
Congratulations John
G Bless
Hazel
July 29, 2009 at 10:41 am
WOW!!! What a letter you wrote!! i am sooo glad for you you did/do it everyday!!
Thank you for your nice words!!! You are an insperation!!
August 14, 2009 at 12:23 pm
What A year! Thanks 4 The inspiration! Isn’t it insane! I’m wearing the same size jeans I was @ 16 !! ThaNKS 4 KEEPING IT REAL! PEOPLE NEED THE TRUTH!! Rejoice not because the demons are subject unt you but rejoice because your name is written in the LAMBS BOOK OF LIFE!
August 14, 2009 at 8:10 pm
To those who think it can’t be done: READ THIS BLOG. WATCH THIS PROFILE. It makes me wan’t to work out right now in the middle of the night.
It CAN be done.