probelia
January 20th, 2008, 04:19 PM
Hello everyone,
I thought it was about time that I introduced myself. I'm 30 years old, from the UK, and for what it's worth, I'm a web developer who's been sitting behind a desk getting bigger for the past five years.
I've been lurking around this site since way back in 2004, it's always inspired me, especially since the forum came online and so many of you have undergone your transformations.
In 2006 I've started achieving some life goals. I started by quitting my job and starting my own web design & development company. This year we're expanding and around September the products that we're building will be ready for market and yours truly has to go and sell them. I need to be in shape. Image, as they say is everything and I'm very motivated to make my company a success.
Whilst I'm very excited about this, I have to get in shape. Ten years of heavy social drinking, smoking, eating crap and not breaking any cardio related sweats have taken their toll. At the start of January this year, I weighed 224 pounds.
Enter life goal #2.
I've already started my transformation. I've made some major changes that I feel confident that I can keep up.
December 15th - I drank my last alcoholic drink ( on average I'd drink around 16 - 24 pints of cider/ale/lager/ per week. I was a heavy drinker and more than likely setting myself up for alcoholism. Quitting the drink, was a big thing for me - especially at that time of the year!)
December 31st - I smoked my last cigarette.
I've been eating clean since January the first. I used to eat (junk) twice a day, I now eat six times per day and it's all clean.
I've been going to bed around 10pm and getting up around 5.30 - 6 am and walking ( with sprirts of very light jogging). 3 times per week.
I now feel better than I have in the past few years and I'm very positive about my transformation. I'm very motivated to succeed, and although a lot of hard work and discipline is ahead of me, I feel I've done the hardest part by transforming my life from a hedonistic path to much healthier and happier one that won't give me heart disease.
This week I'll be ordering me some free weights and an elliptical machine. Whilst I do like running, at this stage I'm far too heavy to run. I don't want to damage my joints and past attempts at running to get in shape have all resulted in a injured knee on my right leg.
I'm excited to get into lifting again, I've made a couple of attempts in the past, but looking back, I've always came at it the wrong way.
This time i've fully bought in and I've got my goals and my sight firmly set on cutting down to 150lb by September.
Stat wise this is where I'm at...
age : 30
height: 176cm
1 Jan 07
weight: 224lb
20 Jan 07
weight: 214lb
Well thats that, I'm here, I'm motivated and I'm ready for the long haul.
Cheers,
Probelia.
I thought it was about time that I introduced myself. I'm 30 years old, from the UK, and for what it's worth, I'm a web developer who's been sitting behind a desk getting bigger for the past five years.
I've been lurking around this site since way back in 2004, it's always inspired me, especially since the forum came online and so many of you have undergone your transformations.
In 2006 I've started achieving some life goals. I started by quitting my job and starting my own web design & development company. This year we're expanding and around September the products that we're building will be ready for market and yours truly has to go and sell them. I need to be in shape. Image, as they say is everything and I'm very motivated to make my company a success.
Whilst I'm very excited about this, I have to get in shape. Ten years of heavy social drinking, smoking, eating crap and not breaking any cardio related sweats have taken their toll. At the start of January this year, I weighed 224 pounds.
Enter life goal #2.
I've already started my transformation. I've made some major changes that I feel confident that I can keep up.
December 15th - I drank my last alcoholic drink ( on average I'd drink around 16 - 24 pints of cider/ale/lager/ per week. I was a heavy drinker and more than likely setting myself up for alcoholism. Quitting the drink, was a big thing for me - especially at that time of the year!)
December 31st - I smoked my last cigarette.
I've been eating clean since January the first. I used to eat (junk) twice a day, I now eat six times per day and it's all clean.
I've been going to bed around 10pm and getting up around 5.30 - 6 am and walking ( with sprirts of very light jogging). 3 times per week.
I now feel better than I have in the past few years and I'm very positive about my transformation. I'm very motivated to succeed, and although a lot of hard work and discipline is ahead of me, I feel I've done the hardest part by transforming my life from a hedonistic path to much healthier and happier one that won't give me heart disease.
This week I'll be ordering me some free weights and an elliptical machine. Whilst I do like running, at this stage I'm far too heavy to run. I don't want to damage my joints and past attempts at running to get in shape have all resulted in a injured knee on my right leg.
I'm excited to get into lifting again, I've made a couple of attempts in the past, but looking back, I've always came at it the wrong way.
This time i've fully bought in and I've got my goals and my sight firmly set on cutting down to 150lb by September.
Stat wise this is where I'm at...
age : 30
height: 176cm
1 Jan 07
weight: 224lb
20 Jan 07
weight: 214lb
Well thats that, I'm here, I'm motivated and I'm ready for the long haul.
Cheers,
Probelia.