I wasn’t always overweight. I started gaining weight around the 4th grade, and slowly it started to get out of control. I was always raised around food, and it was always second nature to eat. When I got into young adulthood, my eating habits got really bad. I would spend […]
I was always a big guy for most of my life. I really started to pack on the pounds in my teenage years with no physical activity and lots of eating out at buffets and fast food. By the time I was 17, I was already over 300lbs. As […]
Imagine a big greasy cheeseburger, salty hot fries, and a sweet cold strawberry milkshake to wash it all down sitting right in front of you. Run away as fast as you can? Unhealthy, bad for you, heart-disease causing are thoughts that come to mind? Sure, after repetitive intake […]
It all started last year in September of 2013 when I weighed in at 272 lbs. Every time I got ready for work, my clothes would fit tighter and tighter every single day. It got to the point where at the height of 5’6”, I was wearing a 3XL shirt […]
When the term “restaurant” or “fast food” comes to mind, we usually think along the lines of: substantial calories, high fat, loads of sodium and a night full of bad dietary decisions that we often regret. Sometimes this results in a Saturday morning compensation run. The possibility of going down […]
Aside from the mental and social aspects of cheat meals, there are actual biological and physiological benefits seen. Consuming these foods actually affects Leptin, a hormone that is produced by adipose tissue and is involved in the regulation of appetite in the body (acts as an appetite suppressant). When an […]
Decisions. We make them everyday. The right decision moves us toward our goal. A bad derails us… or worse. So why can it be so hard to make the right decision? You must set up for success. You do this by arming yourself with the right information, surrounding yourself by […]
