Jeremy's Fitness Revolution

The fountain of Youth

As of my last official weigh-in, I was down another 2 ½ pounds for a total of 14 pounds in 5 weeks. I am now close to my “normal” weight of 5 years ago.

I have previously posted about how before I started the program with Strength Fitness. I was feeling my age, or I should say I was feeling worse than my age. At 35, I really didn ’t think I should be feeling as if I had declined so much, but boy I sure did. My back ached, my energy was low, and I was uninterested in a lot of activities that I used to enjoy. I simply figured that I was getting older and I had been particularly hard on my body so this was what I had to live with. The scariest thought was that it was going to continue to get worse.

I was wrong. Sure, I was getting older but 35 shouldn’t feel noticeable different than 30. I wasn’t getting old at some accelerated rate like a character in a bad sci-fi movie, I was simply getting fat and out of shape. I am now down to what my weight was at 30 and you know what? – I feel about like I did at 30. It is as if I have rolled back the clock 5 years in 5 weeks. Also remember that all of the wieght loss doesn't begin to account for strength gains. I am considerably stronger than I was only 5 weeks ago - and that makes everything easier.

That sounds like an unbelievable claim but it could not be truer. My back feels better, energy is through the roof and confidence is better – I feel better when I look in a mirror. I have actually reached what would have been my ultimate goal before I started working out at Strength
Fitness.

All I really wanted was to get back to what I thought was my “normal” weight and fit into my clothes. Now that I am here - there is no reason to settle. If I can drop 14 pounds in 5 weeks why not get into great shape? I want to feel like I did at 25. I want to be in the best shape of my life.

These are thoughts that I had given up on – I have a real life with a family and job. I didn’t
think that it was realistic to think that I could actually get into great shape – reasonable shape – sure; great shape, no way. Well now I would say that I am in reasonable shape, quite an accomplishment when you think I started unquestionably out of shape 5 weeks ago.

I know that I can do it and it only takes a little guidance, knowledge, discipline and 90
minutes a week!! I have 6 1/2 more weeks on this program and if progress continues at the same pace, I should be in the best shape I have been in since my early twenties and the lightest I have been since high school.

All of that in 12 weeks – I wouldn’t have believed it if someone else told me that it could be done. Not unless they were going to send me to live in a boot camp. I am doing it and I know that
anyone can do it with the right information and guidance. 12 weeks can be life changing – heck, 5 weeks has been life changing. I cannot wait to see what the next 7 weeks bring.

posted by Jeremy @ 11:21 AM