How did I let it get so bad? I kept asking myself.
For most of my life I've been overweight. I was a heavy child, at the mercy of classmates who reminded me of my weight on a continual basis. After eight years of constant torment, I developed a very warped body image. I was extremely self-conscious, shy, and distrustful of people. I was afraid to meet new people because I always felt that they were going to make fun of me.
By the time I entered high school, I went to the other extreme. I was never going to let people make fun of my weight again, so I embarked on a dangerous path that helped me lose a lot of weight - just stopped eating. If I ate one meal a day, I considered it too much food. Throughout high school I was very thin, but I strangely believed that I was still fat. I often wondered if I had an eating disorder. I'm not sure I could define it in those terms--I just knew that for my entire life, food had been the enemy.
My college years were a huge struggle. Although I was approaching a "normal" weight for my height, I still suffered from my unhealthy body image and viewed myself as fat. I thought the world saw the same thing, so I joined a gym but never stuck with it. I'd go for about two months, then stop; go back three months later, train for about a week, and then stop for six months. And my idea of dieting was still "if I don't eat, I won't gain weight."
After college, the battle was completely lost. My weight fluctuated wildly. I'd lose 20 pounds but gain 25, as I continued my start-stop relationship with the gym. I was miserable, embarrassed, and afraid of running into people I hadn't seen in ages. I'd go to bars with my friends, only to stand in the corner because I thought no one would want to talk to "the fat guy."
When I turned 30, I had one of those moments that made me realize things needed to change. I was getting ready for work when I realized that I had nothing to wear. All of the clothes that I could comfortably fit into were in the wash. I was tired of the weight. I was tired of fighting. I was going to do things differently this time. That day, I met Frank.
When I arrived at the gym, I signed up for a trainer. I wanted someone to show me how to work out properly and how to diet. What Frank told me was completely contrary to what I thought I needed to do. It turns out that I didn't need to go to the gym three hours a day. But by the same token, I couldn't have the "perfectly sculpted" body after four weeks like they advertised in magazines. Most of all, I found out that I'd have to stop "dieting" and start eating more. Yet I'd have to choose better and healthier foods.
It was the first time that someone had actually told me the truth about eating and working out. I'll always remember Frank telling me, "You can't undo 30 years of neglect in four weeks." He definitely had my attention.
That was a year and a half ago. In that time, I've dropped more than 60 pounds, gone down four sizes, and completely changed my outlook. For the first time in my life, I'm not embarrassed of my body-no longer am I hiding it under layers of clothes. My confidence has soared, and my weight is no longer the overriding issue in my life. I even started to enjoy going to the gym!
Today, I find it incredible that the "fat guy" is now the one being asked questions about training and healthy eating. People talk to me with that look in their eyes-that "give me the magic cure" look. But I give them what Frank taught me: The TRUTH.
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By the time I entered high school, I went to the other extreme. I was never going to let people make fun of my weight again, so I embarked on a dangerous path that helped me lose a lot of weight - just stopped eating. If I ate one meal a day, I considered it too much food. Throughout high school I was very thin, but I strangely believed that I was still fat. I often wondered if I had an eating disorder. I'm not sure I could define it in those terms--I just knew that for my entire life, food had been the enemy.
