Hi, this is Steve and I wanted to let you know a little bit about why I needed to lose weight fast and safe.
If you read my About page, you know that I was forced to retire, due to an accumulation of work related injuries. I won’t go into the details of them here, but you can learn a bit more Here. In this article, I want to discuss how I became overweight.
Basically, I am not quite a cripple, but pretty close. I usually need a cane to walk more than a few feet. I cannot stand in one place for longer than a couple of minutes. Before my injuries and subsequent retirement, I used to get quite a bit of exercise – both from work and outside of work. I was an amateur body builder for a few years and an avid martial artist. Obviously, I am none of that now.
I continued to work for a while after my injuries, until they became so bad that I could not do it any longer. As I began to get less and less exercise, I began to have more and more trouble with my weight. Other than starve myself, I just could not figure out a way to stop gaining weight.
Something else about me: I love to eat. I am a very picky eater, but I truly enjoy eating. My previous lifestyle had my eating a lot of protein rich (and pretty high fat) foods. I ate a lot of fast food, as well, as my busy lifestyle left little time to cook. This was never a problem before, because I was always getting exercise – either at work, at the gym, or in the ring. I actually needed to eat a lot to keep up with all the exercise.
What do you think happened when I started getting less and less exercise? Yep, the pounds started piling on! It happened gradually too. For a while, I was still working, but I had to stop the martial arts. The weight training was the next to go. As time went by, I was able to do less and less at work, until it got to the point where I had a helper with me that did most of the work. Finally, I had to quit working entirely.
This whole process spanned about a year and a half, or so. I was getting less and less exercise, until I got to a point where I could get almost no exercise at all. Meanwhile, I kept eating. What do you think happened? Yep, I got fat. No way to sugar coat it, I blew up like a balloon. I tried diets, got as much exercise as I was able; I even got to the point where I refused to eat more than 1000 calories a day. No matter what, I could not lose weight. Actually, I WAS able to lose a few pounds here and there, but it always came right back, and then some.
There is some good news. I finally lost the weight. The extra weight is gone and never coming back. I’ll tell you more in a future article.
Thanks for reading,
Steve
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An interesting read and although I like many have tried several of the latest diets I have not been able to stick with them for various reasons. My last attempt is scheduled for next month and researchng the latest diets I have heard some good things about the Fat Burning Furnace. Has anyone here tried it and is it any good?
This was an entertaining read, I’m always on the watch for good articles and blog ideas so thanks. I’ve bookmarked this article so I’ll keep in touch!