Growing up I was always a little overweight and unhealthy. I ate junk food constantly, sweets, chocolate, cakes, you name it. If it tasted good, I ate it. This caused my athletic ability to suffer, which in turn affected my social life. So as is so common in kids, I turned to computer games. At first it was just an hour or so a day, but gradually it got worse, becoming an obsession. The complete lack of exercise meant that I was in poor shape. I was extremely uncomfortable with the way I looked and this caused me to become rather unhappy. As the summer of 2012 approached I decided I wanted to be healthy and happy and quite frankly I wanted to be comfortable without a shirt on at the beach while on holiday, so I began doing push-ups and pull-ups and a little cardio here and there. By the time summer came around, I had lost a fair amount of fat and gained a bit of muscle. It's safe to say I was pretty pleased with my self. However after the summer ended, I developed an obsession with becoming as lean as I possibly could and as time went by, this spiraled out of control. developing into an eating disorder. I lost a lot of weight, yes some of it was fat but I lost a lot of muscle too, I dropped from a healthy 160lb to 130lb. I looked terrible, but worst of all I felt terrible. I didn't even have the energy to make the short bike ride to school. In August 2013 I decided it was time to change. I wanted to bulk up, but most of all I just wanted to feel good again. So I joined my local gym and started working out and eating more. However I didn't have any idea what I was doing so I gained some muscle yes, but also more fat than I would have liked. So I began researching training methods and nutrition. I would spend hours and hours learning as best I could and now I believe I have the correct knowledge and motivation to take my physique to an all time high. I have signed up for the 100k 2014 challenge and I plan on going all in. I cant wait to see where I will be in 12 weeks time!
It gives me and outlet for all my pent up worry and stress. When everything else goes wrong its the one thing I know will not fail me. It's a contest between mind and body, your only competition is yourself and you and you alone are 100% accountable for the results you see. There is so much room for improvement and progress and the life skills it teaches you are priceless.