Not really sure if progress photos are allowed or not but I wanted to share with anyone that may need some motivation!
-----
At one point, I was a very high level athlete and had never been above 15% body fat. Over the last few years I have been steadily gaining weight due to no longer competing and starting my own business. Time seemed to slip away but I kept gaining weight.
Then COVID hit last march! I was forced to stay at home and put my business on hold. At this point, I started to develop severe depression. I was over eating and drinking alcohol almost every night. I went from weighing 160lbs to 189.8lbs at 5'6"!
My wife and friends eventually pushed me to go speak with someone and I finally went to the doctor in April to seek help.
It was May 1st that I decided that I was going to transform my body as well as my mind. I stopped drinking alcohol, energy drinks, and eating fast food.
I started off by doing 1 min of planks every time I felt the need to eat any junk food. After about a week of just doing planks, I started walking 1 lap around my neighborhood.
Eventually that turned into doing pushups, squats and pullups with my planks. Before I knew it, I was doing anywhere from 400-800 pushups/squats and 50 pullups per day! Yesterday I ran 2 miles for the first time in over 5 years without stopping!
After 3 months of doing nothing but small at home workouts; I have lost 26lbs. Here is my progressive photo.
If you are struggling with depression please go speak with a doctor! It has helped me get my life back on track and living healthy again. Sorry for the long post!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TLDR:
I was depressed and gained 30 lbs over the last year. My family pushed me to see the doctor for help. After seeing the doctor, I decided to get back in shape. I lost 26lbs from cutting out alcohol, junk food and doing pushups, squats, pullups and planks.
Progress Photo:
-----
At one point, I was a very high level athlete and had never been above 15% body fat. Over the last few years I have been steadily gaining weight due to no longer competing and starting my own business. Time seemed to slip away but I kept gaining weight.
Then COVID hit last march! I was forced to stay at home and put my business on hold. At this point, I started to develop severe depression. I was over eating and drinking alcohol almost every night. I went from weighing 160lbs to 189.8lbs at 5'6"!
My wife and friends eventually pushed me to go speak with someone and I finally went to the doctor in April to seek help.
It was May 1st that I decided that I was going to transform my body as well as my mind. I stopped drinking alcohol, energy drinks, and eating fast food.
I started off by doing 1 min of planks every time I felt the need to eat any junk food. After about a week of just doing planks, I started walking 1 lap around my neighborhood.
Eventually that turned into doing pushups, squats and pullups with my planks. Before I knew it, I was doing anywhere from 400-800 pushups/squats and 50 pullups per day! Yesterday I ran 2 miles for the first time in over 5 years without stopping!
After 3 months of doing nothing but small at home workouts; I have lost 26lbs. Here is my progressive photo.
If you are struggling with depression please go speak with a doctor! It has helped me get my life back on track and living healthy again. Sorry for the long post!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TLDR:
I was depressed and gained 30 lbs over the last year. My family pushed me to see the doctor for help. After seeing the doctor, I decided to get back in shape. I lost 26lbs from cutting out alcohol, junk food and doing pushups, squats, pullups and planks.
Progress Photo:
