To be honest, it would be almost impossible for me to explain all the reasons I started this lifestyle, so I will give you just one reason as to why I did. I started out being 300 pounds, and ended up losing a significant amount of weight over a period of time. After this weight loss I had noticed that my chest was still as fatty as it was before. After looking into what the cause of this was, at first it seemed to be that it was from prior obesity. After searching much further into this and seeing as how soft and puffy my nipples were, I had realized that I may have what most call "Gyno". This had taken a huge toll on my life. I was depressed, and would never participate in one of my favorite activities, swimming. Taking my shirt off in front of anybody I knew was impossible. To swim (which was a favorite activity of mine, not competitive) I would only go into the water if I was far away from my hometown. I wouldn't dare let anybody see under my shirt. To fix this later on in life, I had decided to look for ways to get rid of it. Many fitness and bodybuilding forums had come up and I would contantly read different posts on it. I found a supplement that was transdermal that had claimed to lower estrogen. I was willing to give it a shot, however after my dad found it and it had said 18+, we got into a huge fight which ended up making me run off on my own at age 17. He made a joke about the product which really hurt me and made me enter a huge rage. I have been living on my own ever since, although my dad and I's relationship could never be closer. Sadly, I found out that the only option was surgery and that it would cost upwards of $6,000 and that no product would help me out. To this day I am still self conscious about this, and frankly, I cannot afford the surgery being only 20 years old. What I did bring away from this, is a whole new lifestyle. When you go over so many posts and threads on these forums, you can't help but fall in love with the dedication and lifestyle that the members live.

There is nothing to not love. I can't even explain the feeling I get from the gym. To sum it up, It brings me a type of happiness that I can't find elsewhere and it is just plain fun for me. Some people dread going to the gym, and I really cannot fathom why. Everyone has the thing they love/enjoy most, and for me, it is the bodybuilding lifestyle.