Bought a York Fitness barbell and dumbell set from Argos and hauled back 30kg of equipment to my parents house when I was a teenager. Used a coffee table as a bench in my bedroom!
Since then I've been on and off with my training, diet and thus mental state.
Military service helped focus my mind on developing and maintaining a certain level of fitness and since leaving I've lost more weight and built more mass so I guess the only way is up.

Few things beat the feeling you get post-workout.

Endorphins are fu*king awesome.

Also eating is something I actively enjoy XD