Without trying to sound terribly mean, I've heard that my ex-wife's boyfriend has said "looks like the better man won." I whole-heartedly agree, but it's not him. I'm a better person than I ever was when I was married. That's not to say that my ex-wife held me back, or was a hindrance. Well, that's what I'm trying not to say at least. Since the divorce, I've been forced (kicking and screaming) to take a hard look at myself. I've said before, I didn't like what I saw, and I really didn't. I've changed my outlook completely on life. I've started taking better care of myself and others in my life. I'm just better off, but I really didn't start that journey until about six months ago.
Rewind the clock back to October 2017. I was overweight. Things weren't going my way. I was unhappy, and by proxy made others around me unhappy. To those people, I apologize, and I've tried to make up for it ever since. I wasn't as heavy as I have ever been (which was 230 lbs, btw), but I was overweight. I was around 215 or so and 30% of my body was fat. I've came a long way. I now weigh in at 172 lbs and 14% body fat. How did I do it? Diet. Exercise. The most important of the two? Diet, hands down. I switched to a high protein diet and well, I go to the gym a lot. The muscle building has helped to mask what fat I have left on my body. The diet though was the part that slimmed me down so much. I now have that "V" shape that athletes strive for. I'm not where I need to be, but, hey, I'm not done.
Six Month Progress Picture
A Few Progress Pictures
Again, am I where I want to be? Physically? Emotionally? Nope. It's good to have goals, and one goal that I have is to simply move forward.
Until next time dear readers...
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