It was the first week of January 2012. I hadn’t stepped on a scale in over 4 months. I knew I had put on some pounds, thought I was around 235-240 at most. I step on the scale Sunday Morning and look down to see 255 pounds! To think that 3 years earlier on the day my wife and I were married I had weighed a normal 160 pounds. Depression started to sink in; I wanted to just let go and binge, eat without remorse and not worry about trying to get back into shape anymore. I had been working out for over a month and to see that number was very discouraging. What was I doing wrong?
Flash forward to April 29, 2012. I step on the scale determined; I had been working relentlessly for almost 5 months. I adjusted my eating habits dramatically; I was working out 6 mornings and 3 evenings a week. I look down at the scale and I am shocked once again. It reads 222.60 pounds. A difference of 32.4 pounds over four months. An overwhelming statement that losing weight without diet pills and starving is very possible. It just takes strong will and incredible work ethic. Yes I still have much to lose but my accomplishments are more than evident. So how did I do it? Counting Calories by watching what and how much I eat as well as exercising.
