Mass_69
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I have been planning this retransformation for some time, and actually started on Jan. 2nd. I recently got engaged (last Oct.), and being in top shape is definitely a goal for my wedding day (next Oct.). Since then, I haven’t really done much to help the situation, and pigged like most during the Holidays (+9 lbs. from the end of Oct. thru the New Year).
The week before my “planned start date,” it really started to hit me that this isn’t just about aesthetics, but it’s about my long-term health – a change in Life-Style. I had fallen deeper and deeper into the pit of fried-foods, sugar, whatever was available to eat when I felt hungry. I was water-bloated, blood pressure was high (up to 147/83 if I had been walking around), my pants/waistline hurt, and I felt like sh*t. Some minor tweaks in diet, a little pamabrom (diuretic), and I went from 230.5 lbs. to 223 lbs. (I’m 6’ tall) in one week (without exercise).
A Little About My Exercise Past
I feel this is important for me to detail, but it may be long and boring. If you just want to keep up on the stats, then skip ahead to the next post.
1993-1994: First time I started to exercise with the steel. I was in puberty, so a little lifting went a long way. I was playing football, and weightlifting was a part of practice.
1994-1996: Lost interest in playing football, and devoted athletics to baseball. There was very limited weightlifting in baseball.
1997-1998: No sports, no exercise, but I still ate like I was exercising. Ballooned up over 200 lbs., probably at about 20-25% BF.
1998-1999: Became single, was working in a job in which there was some “manual labor" involved, so that helped me get back into shape. Got back into the gym consistently, incorporated a diet & exercise regimen (ABCDE) to fit my small budget, found a new friend named ephedra, dabbled with prohormones, and went from 200+ lbs. at 20+% BF, to a best of 179 lbs. at 8.5% BF in about 1 ½ years (See first 2 posted pics). I was lean, but still kinda small.
2000: Once I had dipped below 180 lbs. in 1999, I felt I was actually starting to work toward catabolism. I took a few months off, left my home-state of Texas and moved to Connecticut because of some opportunities I had at the time. Got back in the gym, put on a little size, and probably peaked at about 192 lbs. at ~10% BF (See last 3 posted pics). Then in Oct., I had a bad car accident which included a contusion of the chest & concussion. When that happened, I totaled my car (liability insurance only, so no insurance $$$), lost my consultant job, was layed up in bed and couldn’t do a whole lot of anything. These things, coupled with bills and a lot of so-called friends suddenly disappearing caused me to go into a temporary bit of withdrawal, and a little depression.
This was indeed a very large turning point in my life, for the good and the bad. In late November, I started a new job (where I still work), in which I started working with my current fiancé.
2001: In January, I started dating my fiancé. So you know that meant we went out eating & drinking a lot. During this time, I still hadn’t fought off all the depression and the booze didn’t help. Because of my chest injury, I wasn’t working out. I know I still could have done something, but it was probably a combo of refusing to do just cardio, and making excuses. I had gotten out of shape (don’t know stats), and started working out again in September. I was doing good, but results were still a bit slower. That lasted for about 3 months…
2002: I started to put the weight on, and was pretty sedentary. I was at about 208-210 lbs. consistently. Toward the end of the year, I decided to stop smoking, cold-turkey, for the good of my long-term health. At the same time, I got back in the gym, and had my first experience with 1-Test (Mag-10 liquid, 1-T & 4-AD). In a couple of weeks, I was up to about 223 lbs., and cracked the 16” mark on the guns. Some muscle, but also some fat. You see, when I quit smoking, my metabolism “died” and my hunger increased at the same time. BF% was up a little less than a percentage point (20.67-21.5%). Stuck with my workouts for a few months, got below 20% BF, then stopped again.
2003-2005: Probably worked out consistently for about 3 months during 2003, weight stayed somewhere in the 220s. Finally, in mid-December, after being disgusted with pictures of myself, I decided to take exercising seriously, again. I had switched jobs within the company, and was working for a better boss, so that helped keep me from being mentally exhausted. On Dec. 9th, I started at 230.5 lbs., waist just under 40”. By May 2004, I was down to 214 lbs., 15.6% BF, and waist was ~37”. By Oct. 2004, I was at 202 lbs., 12% BF, and waist was 35 1/2”, best stats since well before I stopped smoking. I slacked a bit in Dec. 2004, but I maintained a weight of ~209-215 lbs. until July 2005. I ended up aggravating an old injury in my wrist, and was unable to lift weights. Doc said it was tendonitis or tendonitis-like, or something of that effect. Well, I took a break from exercising, and the wrist wasn’t really getting better, quickly. I used this excuse, and continued my “break” from exercising. Yeah, even cardio. I was slowly gaining much of my weight back, and by the time the first of the Holidays hit (starting with Halloween), I was blowing up quick, and well, you already know the story from there.
The week before my “planned start date,” it really started to hit me that this isn’t just about aesthetics, but it’s about my long-term health – a change in Life-Style. I had fallen deeper and deeper into the pit of fried-foods, sugar, whatever was available to eat when I felt hungry. I was water-bloated, blood pressure was high (up to 147/83 if I had been walking around), my pants/waistline hurt, and I felt like sh*t. Some minor tweaks in diet, a little pamabrom (diuretic), and I went from 230.5 lbs. to 223 lbs. (I’m 6’ tall) in one week (without exercise).
A Little About My Exercise Past
I feel this is important for me to detail, but it may be long and boring. If you just want to keep up on the stats, then skip ahead to the next post.
1993-1994: First time I started to exercise with the steel. I was in puberty, so a little lifting went a long way. I was playing football, and weightlifting was a part of practice.
1994-1996: Lost interest in playing football, and devoted athletics to baseball. There was very limited weightlifting in baseball.
1997-1998: No sports, no exercise, but I still ate like I was exercising. Ballooned up over 200 lbs., probably at about 20-25% BF.
1998-1999: Became single, was working in a job in which there was some “manual labor" involved, so that helped me get back into shape. Got back into the gym consistently, incorporated a diet & exercise regimen (ABCDE) to fit my small budget, found a new friend named ephedra, dabbled with prohormones, and went from 200+ lbs. at 20+% BF, to a best of 179 lbs. at 8.5% BF in about 1 ½ years (See first 2 posted pics). I was lean, but still kinda small.
2000: Once I had dipped below 180 lbs. in 1999, I felt I was actually starting to work toward catabolism. I took a few months off, left my home-state of Texas and moved to Connecticut because of some opportunities I had at the time. Got back in the gym, put on a little size, and probably peaked at about 192 lbs. at ~10% BF (See last 3 posted pics). Then in Oct., I had a bad car accident which included a contusion of the chest & concussion. When that happened, I totaled my car (liability insurance only, so no insurance $$$), lost my consultant job, was layed up in bed and couldn’t do a whole lot of anything. These things, coupled with bills and a lot of so-called friends suddenly disappearing caused me to go into a temporary bit of withdrawal, and a little depression.
This was indeed a very large turning point in my life, for the good and the bad. In late November, I started a new job (where I still work), in which I started working with my current fiancé.
2001: In January, I started dating my fiancé. So you know that meant we went out eating & drinking a lot. During this time, I still hadn’t fought off all the depression and the booze didn’t help. Because of my chest injury, I wasn’t working out. I know I still could have done something, but it was probably a combo of refusing to do just cardio, and making excuses. I had gotten out of shape (don’t know stats), and started working out again in September. I was doing good, but results were still a bit slower. That lasted for about 3 months…
2002: I started to put the weight on, and was pretty sedentary. I was at about 208-210 lbs. consistently. Toward the end of the year, I decided to stop smoking, cold-turkey, for the good of my long-term health. At the same time, I got back in the gym, and had my first experience with 1-Test (Mag-10 liquid, 1-T & 4-AD). In a couple of weeks, I was up to about 223 lbs., and cracked the 16” mark on the guns. Some muscle, but also some fat. You see, when I quit smoking, my metabolism “died” and my hunger increased at the same time. BF% was up a little less than a percentage point (20.67-21.5%). Stuck with my workouts for a few months, got below 20% BF, then stopped again.
2003-2005: Probably worked out consistently for about 3 months during 2003, weight stayed somewhere in the 220s. Finally, in mid-December, after being disgusted with pictures of myself, I decided to take exercising seriously, again. I had switched jobs within the company, and was working for a better boss, so that helped keep me from being mentally exhausted. On Dec. 9th, I started at 230.5 lbs., waist just under 40”. By May 2004, I was down to 214 lbs., 15.6% BF, and waist was ~37”. By Oct. 2004, I was at 202 lbs., 12% BF, and waist was 35 1/2”, best stats since well before I stopped smoking. I slacked a bit in Dec. 2004, but I maintained a weight of ~209-215 lbs. until July 2005. I ended up aggravating an old injury in my wrist, and was unable to lift weights. Doc said it was tendonitis or tendonitis-like, or something of that effect. Well, I took a break from exercising, and the wrist wasn’t really getting better, quickly. I used this excuse, and continued my “break” from exercising. Yeah, even cardio. I was slowly gaining much of my weight back, and by the time the first of the Holidays hit (starting with Halloween), I was blowing up quick, and well, you already know the story from there.
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