Changing My Life
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Brian McIntosh
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Saturday, January 09, 2010
Have you ever hit a point to where you can’t take it anymore? That’s me I am sick and tired of being overweight, fat, husky, heavy, obese, or whatever word you would like to call it. The bottom line is I am FAT! I didn't just wake up one morning and say: Wow, I'm out of shape. Oh no, there is a lot more to the story than that. This is my story of how I am CHANGING MY LIFE.
Let's see where to begin? Well... When I started my journey to change my life (not start a diet) on November 9, 2009 I weighed in at 272.2 pounds. I am 5'8" and was wearing a size 46 to 48 pant. Most of my shirts were XXL and some XXXL depending on the manufacture. I was 6 weeks "post op" from having my right ACL completely reconstructed after tearing it in August. That's right a fat man with knee problems. Imagine that! Here’s the funny part; I tore it jumping on a trampoline with one of my children. Why would a fat man be on a trampoline, you ask? This fat man didn't think of himself as fat. The interesting part is I wasn't really jumping. You see; it was my youngest daughter that was jumping with me. She was 2 at the time and I certainly would not jump high with her on the trampoline. I was simply jumping side to side and then... POP, down I went.
After going through the surgery (that was fun), I promised myself once I was able to I would lose weight. It wasn't just the surgery that pushed me, it was my entire life. I was sick of going to the movies and not being comfortable in the chairs. I was frustrated with not being able to find clothes to wear. I was tired of people calling me "BIG GUY", OH I HATE THAT! Do me and other fat guys a favor, DO NOT GIVE US STUPID NICK NAMES! Trust me, we know we are large and it ISN'T funny! With my name being what it is I got the nick name "Big Mack", not funny. I swear I could punch someone when they call me that.
My motivation to change my life is based on a variety of things. By October, I had hit the point where I couldn’t take it any longer.
I want to be a different person, a healthier person. I want to make sure I will be around for my 3 little girls and my wife. I want people to think different thoughts when they see me. You know what I mean, that initial thought of “Wow has he gotten big!” Whether you thought it or not, I sure thought you were thinking it. I knew I had gotten fat and was embarrassed about it. It was time to change my life. That is exactly what it is, it is a LIFE CHANGE. Diets are something you do for a while and then quit, this had to be more. I had to completely alter my way of life, my thinking, my eating, start working out, and make a serious commitment to do so.
In my next post I will get into detail about where I started and what I am doing to achieve results. I will also post my results of weight loss by week so you can see the results for yourself. If I can find before pictures I will also get those posted. Finding full body pictures of me are hard because I hated having my picture taken.
In closing allow me to leave you with this quote: “One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time.” - John Wanamaker
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