...today I was told that I am March 2019 member of the month at my gym!
I have been overweight my entire life. I've played sports when I was younger but was always considered "hefty". Living in the South, my parents didn't have a good grasp on what it meant to have a healthy lifestyle: McDonalds for breakfast on the way to school, money for soda or extras in the cafeteria, HUGE portions at supper time.
I tried to get this under control several times in my life but failed. It all came to a head while my wife and I were caring for my father-in-law while I was about to dive head first into one of the biggest work projects yet. I had high blood pressure, I was the biggest I ever was, and I was MISERABLE. One day in July, I drove to the gym nearest my house and told the lady working that I didn't care to hear the speech, I'm ready to join. Being her first day, I must have been the easiest sign-up she's had!
Almost 8 months later, I'm at 233 and feel awesome. I've still got 30 pounds left, but I actually for once feel that I can complete this. I'm so excited. I'm also down several pant sizes and one (almost two!) shirt sizes. My old clothes feel super large. My workouts started with two days in the gym doing the elliptical for 20 minutes (that was all I could do). I started to add two more days with some very basic strength exercises that my trainer recommended. In December, I convinced a buddy who used to weight lift to join with me and we've been doing chest/back on Mondays, legs and abs on Wednesdays, and arms on Fridays, with Tuesdays and Thursdays devoted to one hour on the elliptical each.
My initial trainer who hadn't seen me for a few weeks caught me after a cardio session and asked how I was doing. Told her about my progress since July. The next day, I find an envelope in the locker area with my name on it letting me know about being March 2019 member of the month.
Sorry for the long post, I just had to share with you all. Keep pushing y'all, it's worth it!
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