I have been battling with weight gain since I got my first desk job. I had jumped up from 175 to 240 in about 3 years. After leaving the desk job for manuel labor my weight dropped from 240 to 200 in 3 months. I was so happy to see I wasn't stuck fat. In 2008 I got another desk job and managed to maintain my 200 lbs for a while, I eventually ended up dropping down to 185 and it felt great. I lost some good habits though and reached 218... that was the last time for weight gain. I joined the gym in november and have been on a steady weight loss since then and it only keeps getting better.

I love the so many aspects of it. The intensity, the atitude, the gym atmosphere, the constant progress, and the fact that it is one of those nerdy hobbys you can have that doesn't actually make you look like a dork.