Got tired of my unhealthy lifestyle. I saw a lot of very fit people and one day woke up and asked myself, "why not me?" April 2011 I started doing weight training with a friend, but still had a horrible diet. Around Aug 2011 I started Lee Lebrada's 12 week trainer, but by the end my diet went to crap again. Then came 2012. I decided I have just over 3 months until I am stationed back in the US again and I want the type of body I can be proud of. I started Kris Gethin's 12 week program on 4 Jan. I should be finished roughly 1 April.

Since then I have continued to lift, but AGAIN let my diet go to poo. For some reason that seems so easy to do. Good (BAD) food tastes so good, ha ha. Been working on my macros and calories to try and fine tune what works best for me and changed to a 5x5 routine, 6 days a week. I'm seeing some decent gains so I'll stick with it for a while.

Honestly it's like everyday I feel like I accomplished something great which is important because I tend to get bored and quit if I don't have results fast enough (daily is much better than only measuring myself twice; beginning/end). On top of that I am doing something that not many people around me are. I give it my all and I feel better for doing it. The daily accomplishments also make me excited to get to the milestones a few months down the road. Originally I wanted people who haven't seen me in a while to have the reaction of 'wow, how did you do that?!' but the further along I go I think it's really me personally who can't wait to look back at my beginning photos and have that reaction. It's a win situation all around . . a boost to the self esteem, a boost in physical appearance, a boost in fitness/health, and a confidence gained from those things that no one can ever take away from you.