Ah, the Gym. How you tease me with your promises of massive biceps and abs so hard you could grate cheese on them. But we stopped seeing each other and lost touch. Why don't you call me anymore, the Gym? Was it something I said? Please, come back! I can change, I swear!
So, I guess that I should start off by telling you a bit about myself. I'm Brett. Hello. I work for a local internet company. I feel incomplete without my iPod. I just saved a bunch of money by switching to Geico. I also weigh 340 pounds. And therein lies the reason that I've started this blog: For some serious, no-frills, hardcore, beef-flavored, kid-tested, mother-approved, weight loss action. I've tried to lose weight in the past (see my previous efforts here: http://fitnesshappens.blogspot.com/), but I have a lot more motivation this time.
Now, I've been a pretty big guy for most of my life, so you may ask, "Brett, why the sudden desire to lose weight, other than for better general health and an overall increase in sexiness?" Well, I'm glad you might have asked that. There are two big reasons, but I'll just go into the first today. Three weeks ago, I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. This wasn't unexpected; both sides of my family have a history of Diabetes, but that doesn't make it any less of an impact. Hearing it from my doctor made it real. Like a slap in the face real. Like kick in the pants real. Like too much Indian food real. I needed to make some serious changes.
So here we go. Three sheets to the wind and the rolling bird gathers no stone, right? Truth be told, I don't really know that much about exercising and eating right, so I have a lot to learn and a long way to go. I'll be chronicling my progress and things that I've learned (as well as anything else that happens to be on my brain at the time) on this page, which I'll try to update at least once a week, and hopefully a bit more. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go find the theme song for Rocky. Let's be honest here, you can't be successful at losing weight unless playing that song is the first thing you do.
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Brett thats hard news. The whole time working with you it didn't even cross my mind that you would have Diabetes. Sorry about that. I was also a fat boy and then I started a program that my sister was selling and it worked beautifully but when I got home from the mission they told me that program was cancelled and now they only sell healthy drinks. I was told its suppose to be good for those kinds of diseases but who knows? I just know that loosing weight is hard but its worth it at the end. Good luck man.
ReplyDeleteBrett, I am sorry to hear that news, but I know that if anyone can do something they put their mind to it is you! I am cheering for you! :)
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