Well a little about me...I am currently 28 years old and will be turning 29 on December 27, 2013. This means that I will be entering the last years of my twenties. I have always tried to be upbeat towards my fitness journey but it is often extremely difficult given the many obstacles (both mental and physical) that I have had to overcome over the years.
I have struggled with obesity for many years stemming from childhood. I grew up being teased and tormented over my weight and that sentiment didn't necessarily escape when I went home either. This is still a period of my life which haunts me to this day and makes this journey extremely difficult. As a result of my obesity growing up, I still look in the mirror and see the kid that was teased, picked on and bullied. I grew up hating myself for so long and that feeling often comes back in waves to this day.
This journey I am undergoing is more than just looking good. It is feeling good as well. To finally accept the fact that I am not the boy who hated life so much he considered ending it at times. Who expressed these feelings growing up and was made to feel like something was wrong and that therapy was not the solution but rather "manning up."
I am finally where I want to be career-wise and in my personal life. I married the love of my life and my best friend. She supports me with my endeavors and understands the struggle I have faced as she too battles her weight. We are in this journey together, the ups and downs and it makes this journey so much easier knowing that I am not being shamed for wanting to become healthy but rather encouraged. We want to have kids one day and in order to do that we need to become healthy. I want to be a fit father more than anything. To take that picture with my newborn shirtless and in black and white. That intimate photo that can only be done if I become fit.
I am so very thankfully that I am finally in that place where I can put my fitness as a high priority in my life and work towards my goals.