So here I am....just finished destroying my arms with a great workout. Now I'm doing the elliptical. God, I hate cardio, but I know I must come to love it. How else will I get this weight off I put back on? I wont. As much as I change my diet (every other week it seems) I know I have to get the cardio in or else it will he the same story.
It was just over two years ago I competed in the NPC Arizona bodybuilding show. I did terrible in the show, but I lost over 60lbs for it. I went from 242 down to 177 for weigh-ins. My fault for depleting too hard the last week as I should have went on stage as a light-heavyweight instead of middle-weight, but that's another story. Here I am two years later and back to 255. What the hell! Am I just meant to be his heavy? I know I have a large frame for my height, but here I am once again.
It has been a dieting rollercoaster my entire life. I remember getting into lifting heavy in high-school. I was one of the shorter guys, but one of the strongest. By my sophomore year I was benching over 200lbs and squatting 405 for reps. After my sophomore year I decided football wasn't for me and concentrated on my lifting. I wanted to bodybuild. By end of senior year I was benching 315 and maxing out at 515 on squats. I was 5'5 and weighed about 190 lbs. I thought lifting and staying in shape was what I would do the rest of my life. I was wrong and right at the same time.
I was always taught as a bodybuilder to eat as much food as I could throughout the day. This of course led to overeating. I was big though....and pretty strong. Everytime it would be time for me to "diet" I would only last a few weeks and decide to "bulk" up again. Next thing I know I'm sitting at about 275lbs. I was fat, strong, and I looked just rediculous. Got away from the bodybuilding at that point. Tried dieting but I couldn't stop eating....well eating the right things to lose the weight. Then it happened....between graduating from Arizona State in 2004 and starting my career I was....301lbs. I didn't even see it happening. Eating had become emotional for me. I would eat to cope with the stress of life. I did it then and am continuing to do it now.
Here it is. In November I am finishing my MBA and walking at the graduation. My goal is to drop at least 30lbs by then. Diet starts tomorrow. This time I will not fail, but the goal is to eat healthy from this point forward. I need to learn how to diet without dieting. So I am incorporating proteins, good fats, and good carbohydrates. There is no stopping me and I will not let anything get in my way.
It was just over two years ago I competed in the NPC Arizona bodybuilding show. I did terrible in the show, but I lost over 60lbs for it. I went from 242 down to 177 for weigh-ins. My fault for depleting too hard the last week as I should have went on stage as a light-heavyweight instead of middle-weight, but that's another story. Here I am two years later and back to 255. What the hell! Am I just meant to be his heavy? I know I have a large frame for my height, but here I am once again.
It has been a dieting rollercoaster my entire life. I remember getting into lifting heavy in high-school. I was one of the shorter guys, but one of the strongest. By my sophomore year I was benching over 200lbs and squatting 405 for reps. After my sophomore year I decided football wasn't for me and concentrated on my lifting. I wanted to bodybuild. By end of senior year I was benching 315 and maxing out at 515 on squats. I was 5'5 and weighed about 190 lbs. I thought lifting and staying in shape was what I would do the rest of my life. I was wrong and right at the same time.
I was always taught as a bodybuilder to eat as much food as I could throughout the day. This of course led to overeating. I was big though....and pretty strong. Everytime it would be time for me to "diet" I would only last a few weeks and decide to "bulk" up again. Next thing I know I'm sitting at about 275lbs. I was fat, strong, and I looked just rediculous. Got away from the bodybuilding at that point. Tried dieting but I couldn't stop eating....well eating the right things to lose the weight. Then it happened....between graduating from Arizona State in 2004 and starting my career I was....301lbs. I didn't even see it happening. Eating had become emotional for me. I would eat to cope with the stress of life. I did it then and am continuing to do it now.
Here it is. In November I am finishing my MBA and walking at the graduation. My goal is to drop at least 30lbs by then. Diet starts tomorrow. This time I will not fail, but the goal is to eat healthy from this point forward. I need to learn how to diet without dieting. So I am incorporating proteins, good fats, and good carbohydrates. There is no stopping me and I will not let anything get in my way.
