jazztrumpet’s BodyBlog

I’m going to start at my lowest health point.  I was at 242lbs, and my wife and I were eating out at least 6 or 7 times a week.  I had extemely low energy, and poor self esteem.  Any physical activity was becoming tedious, and I was even starting to lose physical interest in my wife because it would mean exertion.  It was about this time, that my 7 year old nephew sucumbed to leukemia.  This loss of a family member put things in perspective for me.  My wife and I went to eat at a restaurant that night, and a man that was at least 400lbs sat near us.  I decided that night that I need to start living life, instead of just fading away.

My wife and I started working out at Anytime Fitness 5 days a week.  It was pretty much all cardio, and we were miserable sore for probably at least a month.  Month two we added weights a few days a week to the workouts.  Followed of course by another round of "so sore we wish we were dead".  The third month I’m finally beggining to feel strong and confident again.  I’m 14lbs down, and I’m stronger than I was in high school.  I’m still planning to put on a lot more muscle, and plan to see what my body looks like at 200lbs even.