When I was younger I was in great shape. I played all kinds of sports and my passion was wrestling and Jiu Jitsu. I did that growing up and through most of my twenties. Around 25 I started coaching the high school wrestling team and teaching some Jiu Jitsu at the place I used to go too. I was in the greatest shape of my life. Then I had some life events happen that caused me to get depressed and unmotivated. I lost my passion for everything basically.
Years of this went on and I ballooned from 175 lbs of muscle to 290 lbs of unmotivated flab. I hated myself and couldn't stand to do anything or be around anyone. Then one day I met my wife. I dated her in high school so we really knew each other well and she said she could tell something changed in me. We began dating again and I started to slowly do things to get back in shape and I ended up losing about 50 lbs. I started to feel good again about myself and she noticed the change too, but well when you get in a new relationship things stop getting exciting and all you begin to do is eat out and sit around and watch TV all the time.
One day I was watching infomercials late at night while eating a taco from Taco Bell and P90x came on. I was amazed and wanted to look like that again. It looked like some of the workouts I used to do so I ended up getting a copy. I did the workouts for a month and lost some weight but stopped doing it. A couple years go by and I managed to get down to about 220 but I wasn't where I wanted to be. Then I saw another infomercial for INSANITY. Same situation I got a copy and started doing the workouts. Same situation I gave up after a month.
While I was doing my INSANITY workouts I was talking to someone who called themself an Independent Team BeachBody Coach, and they invited me to an online accountability group on Facebook. I was able to get all kinds of support and motivation but I just didn't have the drive yet.
The beginning of this year I told my wife I am going to get in shape if it Kills me. I am going to get back to where I was when I was younger. Maybe not as skinny but healthier. I decided I wanted to give BeachBody another chance because the workouts did work for me I just didn't commit to doing them all the way through. I also wanted to help other people who went through the same situation I went through and needed an extra push or some extra motivation. I decided I was going to become a coach so I could stay accountable for myself and so I could try to help other people the way my coach helped me. It's been 3 weeks now that I started with a new program called T25 and I've lost a few lbs but I have lost a few inches as well.
Here is a picture from When I started to 3 weeks later.
I still have a lot of work to do but I've reached that determination and that drive again. BeachBody has changed my life for the better. Being a coach is Great.
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Thank you.
Greg, that is AWESOME! Thank you for sharing your story, and I'm glad to hear you're back at it and plan on sticking with it! I've gone through ups and downs of my physical health (I've always managed to stay somewhat skinny, but that's more of a genes thing and does not accurately reflect my health).
ReplyDeleteYou are correct about being held accountable. I've always found that if I have a "gym buddy" that I'm MUCH more likely to go, as it's harder to skip if you know that you have someone else, not just yourself, holding you accountable.
I have tried both p90x and Insanity myself. I made it through about 2 weeks of each of them. I give anyone that completes them a large pat on the back as it is definitely no easy task. My issue, again, was accountability. I was doing good, and then I became busy, missed a day or two, and instead of picking up where I missed I just fell off the wagon.
Now I go to the gym 3-4 times a week, and when it's nice out (hopefully soon again!) will be outside running once more!