I am in my mid thirties and I have struggled with weight pretty much my entire life. I was a chubby kid and used to have to wear clothes that were labeled husky. I don’t know if they even sell clothes under that category anymore. I think maybe that was just for kids. I’m not really sure.
Anyway, the only time I didn’t struggle with weight was when I was in high school. Before entering high school I was a chubby little kid. Once I got to high school though, things changed. I went on a protein only diet for the most part. That was quite a while ago too. It was a decade before all the low carb craze took off.
I went on this high protein low carb diet because I wanted to make the high school football team. I succeeded. I used to jog about 2 miles every day that last summer before I tried out for the football team. Actually I had no problem making the team at all. I played junior varsity and I was pretty big for my age weighing in at around 165lbs. I had a 29 inch waist. I also had that nice V shaped back that I know the girls really liked.
I quit growing right around then too. I never really got any bigger after I started playing football. I was able to convert more of my body fat to muscle though. When I graduated high school, I still weighed in around a buck sixty five. I still wore the same 29 inch waist jeans.
In college things started to change. I gradually started gaining weight. It wasn’t enough for concern really. I only put on about 5lbs a year. But eventually I ended up at the 235lbs I weigh right now. I guess it is proof of all the beer and pizza I have consumed over the years.
I have been on and off diets a bunch of times over the years. More recently though, I have found it much harder to lose weight. I am more sedentary than ever. I spend most of my time throughout the day sitting in front of a computer in a nice comfy chair. This is obviously bad for the physique. I am reaching a point where I need to do something about it. I am really afraid I am going to end up diabetic.
That’s pretty much my history on it.
