I am 24 and recently finished college. I really enjoyed my time there; made many friends and had some unforgettable experiences. But somewhere between all the parties and studying my lifestyle took a turn for the worse.
In the beginning I was able to offset my poor eating and excessive drinking with working out. This all changed however in my second year when the hangovers began to set in. It became a struggle to convince myself to get up and go to the gym everyday after a night of binge drinking. This inevitably led to me giving up going to the gym all together. And over the years the partying, drinking and poor eating took their toll.
Upon finishing college, I accepted a job and moved to California from Georgia. I moved in with my sister who also worked at the same company as me. She was the first person to call me fat and I can’t thank her enough for that. Through her tough love I was able to fully grasp just how out of shape I had become.
The last nine months have been devoted to not only getting back in shape, but developing a healthy lifestyle that I would be able to maintain. My first priority was changing my eating habits. I do not count calories and have not given up carbs like some, rather I do my best to make sure whatever I choose to eat is healthy and maintain a full, balanced diet. I almost exclusively make all my meals, thus when I go grocery shopping I simply pick whatever I am going to need for the week and nothing else. My motto is, “If it’s not in the house, I can’t eat it”.
Secondly I got back to the gym. I don’t have as much time as I did in college, but I am still able to make it there 3-4 times a week. This has proven to be more than sufficient. And since my partying days seem to be a thing of the past, it is no longer a struggle to get up and go to the gym. I rather look forward to it actually.
I always told myself when I was younger that I would never let myself become obese and if I ever saw myself heading in the direction I would do something about it. Well, I am proud to say that as of today I am down 42 lbs from 205 to 163 and have not felt this good in a very long time!
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