From Flab to Fab…My Bio With Picture Proof
In February 2007, I was a flabby fatty. I was living the life of a typical college kid. I was sucking down Miller Lites’ night after night, and I was fueled by Ramen. In high school I played Football for a year until I was in a major car accident. After the car accident, I was diagnosed with scoliosis. Scoliosis is a curvature growth in your spine. Instead of having scoliosis in just the top or bottom of my spine, I had it in both places. That day, I knew my sports career was over. I was always more of a scholar and not playing sports didn’t drive me to insanity like it would do to most people in my position.
The most important thing to me was staying active. After high school and college, was when I resorted to the crap diet. The crap diet consists of high intake of fast food, heavy alcohol intake, and lots of ramen noodles.
In October of 2006, I moved into my first apartment. Me and my roommate got our first real jobs. After 2 weeks we were fired over something really stupid and petty. We couldn’t find jobs for months. I went into a deep battle with depression. And this is where the poor eating habits came in. Not to mention I was broke, so .99 cent fast food and ramen was just about all I could afford.
From November 2006 - November 2007 I went through hell. I couldn’t find a good enough job to pay the bills, so I always seemed to just barely make it. This further progressed my depression. This is starting to sound really depressing 
In December 2007 I was diagnosed with Graves disease. It’s a condition that affects your thyroid gland. In my case, just like with scoliosis, I had the worst case of Graves disease possible. My condition spiraled out of control so bad, that I lost 85 pounds, my eyes began to protrude from their sockets, and I was deathly ill. I could barely stand up straight most of the time. It was absolutely awful.
In January 2008 I was treated with radioactive iodine and began to get my body back in check. I was 155 pounds of solid skinny.
Here’s the good and positive part…FINALLY! In January 2008, I got a great job in the field of internet marketing. It’s a work from home job, and I make awesome money. It seemed that things were beginning to turn around for me. My spirits were lifted after nearly two years of hell.
It’s now May 2008. In 5 months I’ve gained 41 pounds of relatively lean muscle mass and I attribute it to good positive thoughts, (mental clarity) good eating habits, and a hardcore workout routine.
I hope I didn’t bore you too much, but I just wanted to share my story and hope it inspires someone. Below are pictures I’ve taken of my journey so far. I’m going from Flab to Fab, and this journey will continue until the end of my time. I want to be the best I can be, and get as naturally big, lean, and cut as possible. So this won’t be the last time you hear about my progression. I will be posting updates every 90 days.
Good luck on your journey of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness 
January 2007: 225 lbs.
February 2008: 155 lbs.
May 2008: 196 lbs.
weight loss support
May 8, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Hi, I’m glad things have gotten better for you. I was looking at your progress pics and was like wow, what a dramatic loss. But I see it wasn’t a picnic or by choice. It’s great that you are in better health. Keep up the great work and always stay positive!
May 9, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Thanks for the comment and words of kindness. Losing the weight was definitely not by choice. Going through my battle with Graves’ disease made me realize how important it is to maintain your health. That’s why weight lifting and exercise became a major focus of mine after recovery.
The hardest part was gaining the muscle mass. But so far I’ve put on almost 50 pounds of lean muscle mass and I’m pretty happy with my results.