Father's Day 2013
My wife wanted to know what I wanted for Father's Day. At the time, I worked from home in my home-office most days, and my office chair was worn and uncomfortable. So, I asked for a new office chair. Since she always hated that I was picky, she asked me to go find one that I liked and let her know. So, I went to the nearest Office Depot and started feeling chairs with my butt. The issue, was that my sedentary career choice had led to me gaining weight and I was just over 250lbs. If you didn't know, most office chairs are rated to a maximum weight of 250 lbs. So to get a chair that would be comfortable and last, I had to start looking at chairs made for "big and tall" men. Needless to say, they are nearly twice the cost, and while I was balking at the price, I had an epiphany; rather than complaining about the over-priced chairs made for fat people, I decided that the last thing I needed was an excuse to sit on my butt even more than my job required. I left the store, called my wife, and told her I wanted a gym membership for Father's Day. I went online, and found bodybuilding.com and with the easy to follow plans, and all of the information concerning nutrition and exercise, I was hooked. I started working out 6 days a week, with a combination of resistance training and cardio and was on fire for about 18 months. I injured my shoulder, which took several months to heal, and I let that be my excuse to let my diet and cardio slide. I just started a new job and there is a full gym in the basement, and I now workout during my lunch break and eat lunch at my desk while I work. I am truly happy to be exercising again.

Coming back to resistance training, I have been reminded how much I love the feeling after a good workout. There is an immediate sense of accomplishment. The immediacy of setting a goal, to get all of your sets in at the weight you want to use, and meeting that goal, and the soreness being a constant reminder that you put in the work to reach your goal. THAT I love. If I workout, and I am not feeling it afterwards, I immediately feel like I sandbagged, and set my mind to work harder the next time.