EPTIt was November last year, during the Seattle WCG grand finals when I hit my peak, three weeks of Denny's and IHOP. Yeah, really wouldn't recommend it.
I was pretty much at my heaviest and most unhealthy at that point, weighed in at 216lb/98kg, I am about 5"6-7 so I was very overweight. Trend carried on over Christmas and new years. It was around February. One morning I was at the train station catching a train to the city when I saw mine leaving, It was like a 100 metre run to get to the train, but it took me like 5 minutes to regain my breath. That's when it all changed. The reason that effected me so much was that I did long distance running for many years when I was younger, I could run 5-10km without a problem, now I was on the verge of death after 100 metres, wtf?
It all started from there, I was realistic about it as well, I wasn't expected to become super healthy and fit over night. I started somewhere where I know would be tough, and figured if I can overcome that, rest would be easy. I quit drinking for about 2-3 months and drink very little now. That along with (initially) a small change in diet and a little bit more walking and the pounds started dropping off.
Anyway, the healthier I got and the more weight I lost the more active I became and the healthier my life and diet became. I only joined the gym last week and mostly did that because their weight facilities are much better than what I was using at home, and I have really upped my weight training since I'm getting sick of cardio.
Anyway, just got back from the gym, weighed myself before I left, weighed in at 166lb/75kg.
November 2007 - 216lb/98kg
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September 2008 - 166lb/75kg
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Basically a healthier lifestyle and improved habits. Reduced stress levels and sleeping better. I also got back into the things I use to enjoy like rock climbing and mountain biking.
One thing you should consider if you plan on losing lots of weight. It gets expensive having to buy a new set of clothes every 10-15lb, seriously..
As this is something that I do not plan on slowing down on or stopping, I had planned to save this blog until I was at super-fit levels. But yeah, figured its sort of a landmark. So next one of these blogs I'll be ripped.
