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My journey from fat to fit! |
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I’ve been trying to lose fat and get fit for a long time. This will be my blog about my fitness journey! When a lot of people go from extremely fat to healthy and fit, they usually leave a lot out of their story. For instance, in online articles someone might have one paragraph describing when they were 300 pounds and sneaking fast food on their way home before eating a regular dinner with their family, then in the next paragraph they’re out running 5K’s and 10K’s. I want to show the fitness journey from beginning to end, with a lot of details and the philosophical outlook I’ve come up with on my own to guide me on my fitness journey. Hopefully, my experience can help others. |
| On a lark I decided to do sets of push-ups on Sunday, 12/28/25. I did 8 sets of 10 and used playing cards to keep track of the number of sets. I was going to stop at 5 sets, but kept going. The ace represented one set, the deuce represented 2 sets, and I used a pair of threes to indicate the third set and the set between 3 and 5 sets. (This is to not disrespect the south side.) I wanted to do this workout three times a week, but I was too sore. I need to do less sets from now on in order to do them more frequently. I was contemplating doing this several weeks ago, but forgot about it. For some reason I tried it, and liked it. I plan on taking fitness really seriously in this new year. I would never be able to get a girlfriend being as fat as I am now. That could be a prime motivation to take fitness seriously. It’s been raining, so I haven’t been going on walks. |
| In life it doesn’t matter how expensive your clothes are, it’s more important how many push-ups you can do and how big your muscles are. Health over wealth. A billionaire who can’t do 5 push-ups is inferior to a man with less than $1,000 to his name who can do 100 push-ups. He will outlive the billionaire by a wide margin, assuming he is drug, alcohol and tobacco free. When we were children, we were under the care of our parents. Once they pass away, we’re on our own, we only have ourselves to protect us. This is why getting into strong physical shape is of vital importance. I was watching some AI videos of huge inmates being sentenced to an insane amount of time in prison, then flipping out. This is inspirational to me, and makes me want to avoid skipping workouts from now on so I can get as big as them. I bought some New York steak from the little store near where I live. I made cabbage, onions and steak with avocado oil, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and white pepper. I want to make a New Year’s tradition where I cook this on December 31st. It makes more sense than eating pizza, because on January 1st I plan on eating healthier. Now that I’ve been consistently lifting weights, I’m feeling better and actually want to lift more, instead of making excuses to avoid it. If you don’t want to go through life being a victim, then lifting weights is mandatory. |
| I’ve decided that meals must be earned. I walk for 50 minutes before breakfast, then for another 30 minutes before lunch. After preparing my dinner and waiting for it to cool off, I train with weights. This doesn’t apply to snacks like seedless grapes, apples, or oranges. If I burn off more calories and eat less throughout the day, the fat has no choice but to come off. On rainy days I can’t go for walks, but those will be my only days off from walking. The most important thing related to exercising is results. It doesn’t matter what gym I go to or what equipment I bought, what matters most is walking into a room and people seeing the results of my workouts. |
| I completed 15 consecutive days of walking before breakfast before taking a day off, from November 21st through December 5th. The other day my landlady came inside the trailer I live in, and saw that it needed to be cleaned. I spent the next few days getting everything clean. The reason I brought this up is because having a clean environment and a fit body go hand in hand. Having the discipline to lose fat and get fit isn’t easy, but it prepares you for life. When I see AI photos of a teenager with a heavy metal t-shirt and skinny arms, it makes me sick. That is what I looked like in the 1980s, when I could’ve gone into bodybuilding instead of drugs and alcohol. There was so much wasted time! By getting fat and out of shape, I feel like I’m living in an alternate reality, and I was meant to be fit and muscular. I’ve tried to abstain from junk food in the recent past, but I fell off the wagon. Instead of saying I’m going to abstain for 3 months, I’m just going to try to see how long I can stay away from it. I bought healthy foods when I went shopping, and a lot of different types of fruit. The fruit can feed my sweet tooth. I bought a king sized Milky Way and a jug of chocolate milk, but once they were gone I had no choice but to eat healthy until next payday. I have a 7 point plan for being healthy: Stay away from drugs, stay away from alcohol, stay away from tobacco, do cardio consistently, lift weights consistently, eat healthy, plenty of fruits and vegetables, and obey all laws. Exercise only adds a short amount of time to your lifespan, but the quality of your life increases dramatically. Someone who never exercises may need to use a walker when they’re in their 70s, but someone who exercises a lot will be more mobile later in life and able to bend down and pick things up from the ground. I like the pump from lifting weights. I bought a triceps bar and have been using it. The feeling of seeing progress with my training makes me addicted to training more! I recall when I was 25 and could do 125 push-ups in one set, I had attacked someone who disrespected me and thrown him through the air. An enemy of mine who heard about that was impressed with my strength. That is a strong motivator to take my weight training workouts more seriously. Another time an enemy challenged me to a fight, and someone with the same genetic makeup as me but with bigger muscles challenged him, and the enemy got scared. He wanted to know why someone that big would fight someone like him. This is a prime motivator to take train until I reach my goal physique! A lot of the problems I’ve had with enemies could’ve been resolved by having an intimidating physique. They wouldn’t have chosen to mess with me to begin with. Building an impressive physique is more important than making a lot of money. I hit the 270s again Friday, 12/12/25 after a lengthy time in the 280s. |
| I switched my intermittent fasting schedule from 10am-6pm to 11am-7pm because I needed more time at night to prepare dinner, let it cool off, and eat it. Most people who do intermittent fasting do it from noon to 8pm, but I don’t like waiting that long before eating breakfast. I made a dentist appointment for mid January, and I have to walk there. It’s three and a half miles away. Now I have a target date to get as lean as I can and get his diet into full gear. Up until now, I knew I would have an appointment in late December or some time in January, but it was up in the air so I didn’t take my diet seriously. I was 281.2 pounds December 1st, so if I can lose ten pounds by the time of my appointment, I’ll be happy. On Wednesday when I worked in the yard, I noticed that it was easier to bend down for longer periods of time. A couple of years ago I would get tired quickly. This is because I’ve been walking before breakfast every morning. As of Thursday, 12/4/25, I have walked every day for 14 days without slipping a day. Weight training is like an elixir of life that makes you immortal, but you can’t drink it all at once, you have to drink small amounts of it daily. There were times in my life when I got beat up for being too small, and getting muscular would solve all of those problems. When it comes to fitness, or sobriety and recovery from drugs and alcohol, I think it’s more about enjoying the journey than reaching the destination. |
| I stayed on intermittent fasting for a good number of days, but fell off on Sunday. It hasn’t been raining, so I’ve been walking before breakfast. My triceps bar came from Amazon on Friday, it’s fun to train with it. I got a good deal on it, paid less than $70. Saturday night my brother in law came to visit, and Monday morning I avoided going with him when he left to go somewhere. I made oatmeal and hardboiled eggs for breakfast, so I wasn’t tempted to go get fast food. This is an ongoing struggle that I sometimes win and sometimes lose. Recently on one of his weekend visits I went to a fast food place and a donut shop and got junk foods. I need to try to have the willpower to stay on my diet and not go with him. It would also help to save money, too. I ordered some Pinto beans from Amazon, I got them cheaper than I can get them from the supermarket. I make chili con carne with them, and the canned chicken breast from Costco and two cans of tomato sauce. I also add a package of McCormick’s low sodium chili con carne seasoning. This is a healthier lunch or dinner than buying canned chili con carne. |
| I like to visualize myself if I had started taking care of my body 25 years ago. I can picture myself being lean and muscular with six-pack abs, 18-inch arms, and huge shoulders. If I ever get out of this rut I’m currently in, I don’t think there will be one a-ha moment. It will be an accumulation of thinking about the way I want to be, versus how I am now. A lot of small choices go into making someone fat and out of shape, and the same is true for getting from fat to fit. If I exercised daily, the difference after six months would be drastic compared to not exercising at all for that same period of time. If I was to start on a strict diet and exercise program, it would take at least a year and a half to make any decent progress. This is why I need to start as soon as possible and maintain it, because if I don’t start soon, it might never happen. Another revelation I had is that I don’t need to buy cheese. If I have the ingredients to make chili con carne, there is no need to add cheese to it. Cheese is just needless calories and fat. I bought a slab of cooked turkey breast from Costco. I made sandwiches with it, and chili con carne. This is a great protein source with no nitrates or nitrites. I wish I would’ve found out about this many years ago, I would’ve bought it. I also bought frosted mini wheats, as a cheat meal it’s the healthiest junk food cereal I’ve bought. I need to buy this more often. I want to go six months without candy, pastries, or any junk cereal other than frosted mini wheats. That’s from November 2025 until May 2026. I’m trying intermittent fasting with a 16 hour fast and 8 hour eating window. The main advantage for me is that by cramming all of my eating into an 8 hour time frame, I’m forced to eat less food overall throughout the day, and that helps more than limiting insulin spikes in my opinion. Another advantage over regular dieting is that I’m only hungry before breakfast, when I go to bed I’m not really that hungry. With regular dieting, I’m extremely hungry three times a day, and that makes it more difficult to sustain. |
| I weighed 281.4 pounds Sunday morning, which is actually less than I thought I would weigh after binging. My EBT was in, and the lady who owns the house in the property where I live offered to take me shopping Monday. I thought about getting canned chili con carne, tortillas and cheese. I ate a meal of Garafolo whole grain pasta with tomato sauce, canned peas, and canned chicken breast. It was so delicious that I changed my mind and plan on getting canned peas and more pasta, and avoiding the cheese altogether. When I went through phases of yo-yo dieting, I would lose a lot of weight, then jump off the wagon and buy cheese with the intention of eating small amounts of it. I would always eat a lot more than I intended to, and gained most of the weight back. I need to recognize when this is about to happen and avoid it. There are certain things in life that are slightly uncomfortable, but we do them because they need to be done. When I started walking before breakfast there were times when I didn’t want to go, but I figured out a way. By drinking herbal tea before hand, it filled my stomach and kept me full enough to walk for the entire hour. Working on my diet is similar to this, it doesn’t take a lot of effort, but it does require a moderate amount of effort. Some time ago I decided to stop buying grapes to save money, but it had a negative side effect. I did save money, but without something healthy and sweet to eat, I got hit with cravings and bought junk foods and wasted even more money. It was a vicious cycle. Monday I went shopping and bought asparagus, broccoli and grapes, among other healthy things. I know now to always have grapes on hand, because they are anabolic and they kill my sugar cravings. |
| I woke up Saturday weighing just over a pound less than I did Friday. I attribute it to eating three hard boiled eggs and a pouch of organic brown rice and quinoa for lunch the day before. When I was getting to the low 270s a few weeks ago, that’s what I ate for lunch, so I need to stick with that. On Saturday morning I was debating on whether or not to skip my morning walk. The lady who owns the house on the property where I live was out of town for a few days, and I was holding onto some packages that came for her. I felt that if she got home during my walk, that would inconvenience her. The weird thing is, I didn’t like the idea of skipping my walk, so I went and walked for 50 minutes. A year or so ago, I made every excuse in the book to avoid going for my morning walks, and I usually avoided going. My mentality now has changed, and I enjoy my walks now. I drink some herbal tea before going, and that fills my stomach so I’m not too hungry to walk. I bought some canned chicken breast and used it for goulash, and also to make chili con carne. It sounds gross, but actually tasted really good. This is better than ground turkey because there is no grease to get into my arteries, and it doesn’t need to be frozen, so it saves space in my freezer. I’m listing my reasons to get and stay fit: I need to be able to walk to the bus stop, which is a mile and a half away. I need to be in shape in December to walk to the clinic three and a half miles away and back again, seven miles total. I don’t want my fitness blog to be a joke for people to mock me because I never reached my goals. I don’t want to forever be a before photo, I want to reach my goals. In the unlikely event that I ever go back to prison, I need to be strong enough to fight. I need to have good blood pressure Pondering these reasons can help me to stay on track when I get tempted to stray. If I have junk food on hand, I want to look at this list and use it to gain the willpower to resist temptation! |
| I cheated on my diet multiple times this week. I worked out with weights on the 26th, 27th, 28th, and on Thursday, 10/30/25, and went for a 50 minute walk and did some dumbbell squats. I need to try to have more discipline with my diet. I was 279 pounds on Friday, 10/31/25, so at least I did hit 280 again. |
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