When I was in High School, many years ago, I was a very active and fit young man. I worked hard at it all year long and had I known anything about nutrition at that point in my life, I would have made even greater progress. When I was 17 years old, I could bench press 300 lbs which was nearly twice my own bodyweight at 170 pounds, and I ran a 4.7 sec 40 yard dash. Yes, I was in shape.
Then came college. I pretty much stopped exercising all together and starting drinking beer and living on pizza. By the Summer between my Freshman and Sophomore year, I was up to 205. I stayed that weight until I got married, when I dropped back down to 195.
Married life brought 20 pounds on and I was up to 215. In the Summer of 1995 I began smoking; a habit I continued until August of 2008. I began a new job with my company that month as well and began working 60 - 80 hour work weeks. My son called me the daddy who doesn't ever exercise. When I weighed myself on my 40th birthday, I was at my heaviest ever: 245.
Two weeks ago, I cleaned up my eating and began doing P90X. I have never been more focused on my health than I am right now. Already I am seeing my work pay off, and I am totally excited to see how far I can get in 90 days and then beyond. I will be healthy and fit again.
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