If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. -Napoleon Hill
My journey started about 4 years ago. I was in the ER because I had strep throat and they had a new scale that would actually show me how heavy I was. I remember how I felt when I saw those numbers.
456.
Wow.
How did things get so out of hand? How did I lose my way so badly? I couldn’t deny it anymore, I was morbidly obese. I felt like crap 24/7, I was always tired, and I was completely miserable in just about every way imaginable.
Something had to change.
Wow! 456?? Is that lbs?? lol Jeez, I feel a bit silly moaning about my 40lbs now….lol
You absolute star!!!!! I really commend you and wish you every success. I’m glad you’ve written a blog, it’s going to inspire just about anyone who’s overweight
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All the best
Tusc
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Aww, you’re making me blush.
I hope I can inspire people. I still have a long way to go, but for the first time in my life, I know I have what it takes to make the journey, you know?
Thanks for your comments. Email me at fatboymuscleman at fatboymuscleman dot com and maybe we can inspire each other. I’d be pretty dumb not to want to have an awesomely positive person like you as a friend.
Hey FBMM!
How odd! I never gave it a thought to making friends on here! I started my blog with the intention of remaining annonymous you know. Not because I want/need to hide true self but just with the intention that I would use this medium to write down all my unsaid thoughts! And some of those aren’t really for friend’s ears!! lol
Hmmmm, let me think on this honey
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Oh! I forgot to mention that your avatar pic doesn’t look like ‘you have a long way to go’?? But now I’m assuming that the pic isn’t of you?? lol
Not that it makes any difference, just it doesnt match your comments ;o)
Best Wishes
Tusc
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That is Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is my inspiration, not because I really want to look exactly like him, but because of his attitude towards life and his work ethic back in the 70’s. I don’t really agree with his political views, neccesarily, and I’m not a fan of steroid usage.
We can be anonymous friends. Ha!
Oh, I meant to write back about the friend thing. (I should call you Arnie! lol) I guess anon friends would be cool. At least then I won’t worry if you read something really personal on my blog. I will set up another email account and write to you later
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In the meantime I have a date with my treadmill..lol
Tusc ;o)
Umm… I get your email address sent to me with your comments…
I’ll pretend I can’t see it.
LOL
You are bloody kiddin!!!!!?????
LOLOLOL!!!
so much for annoniminity!!! Jeez!!
Well, it’s a good job I found out before I said anything tooooo personal…….hehe!!
Thanks for letting me know ;o)
You mean you get more personal than your blog?
Hard to believe!
I like your blog by the way. You aren’t alone, remember that. There are millions (billions??) of us here with you feeling similar things.
When I first started a journal online that was the very same question I asked myself! How did I get here! I realized that mine is not a long complicated story–it can all be attributed to my own laziness!
Is tuscanystone’s blog about weightloss also? I’d like to read it, if it is, but I don’t see where there’s a link to it.
Look for the My weightloss buddy Link.
http://tuscanystone.wordpress.com/
Her blog is about her life, including weight loss.
Laziness is a big part of it, but for me, the laziness wasn’t so much in diet and exercise, but in dealing with my internal stuff, you know?
Once I started to get to know myself better and started doing the inner work, the diet and exercise part got tons easier.
Can you post a link to your journal?