The State of Art

I've been overweight since I was a teenager. I've struggled with my weight for decades. I've tried too many diets and too many programs. I've been yo-yoing for ages... Until now.

I know there are genetic factors which, combined with certain health issues related to the use of corticoids during my childhood to alleviate a chronic bronchitis affection, have exerted their influence to determine that I do have a predisposition to being overweight. Well, any predisposition is just that: a predisposition, a tendency, but it's me, my awareness -or the lack of it-, my self-determination, my decisions, my course of action, my willpower, what finally determines whether I AM overweight or not. Again: I have a tendency to be overweight, it's genetic and corticoid-induced. Yes - I have this tendency, but I won't let this tendency have me.

I started this part of my fitness journey 2 years ago. It was mid-March, 2009, and I was weighing 250 lbs then.

Between March, 2009 and December, 2009, I stayed engaged in an online health program, DietasCormillot (it's in Spanish), and lost about 60 lbs. By December, 2009, I was weighing 190 lbs. But I still didn't know anything about the fundamentals of fat loss. In fact, although run by a prestigious physican, there were many things totally wrong in this program.

In December, 2009, a personal loss which would become too hard to cope with triggered a new weight regain. By late June, 2010, I was weighing 227 lbs. I joined another web program, Fast Track to Fat Loss. On this site I learnt the basics about fat loss. I also started doing strength training. By mid-December, 2010, I had lost 43 lbs of fat, gained 7 lbs of muscle and reduced my bodyfat by 10%.

However, my weight has been going up and down since January, due to (1) fluctuations in motivation, because of external factors; (2) lack of consistency on my part to stick to my plan.

I was still following my previous web fitness program and stuck on a plateau when I discovered Tom's Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle masterpiece. It enlightened me in such a way that after reading it, I gained awareness on what I could do to improve without any other external source of help. Which doesn't mean, 'without any other external source of accountability'. And we all know that, in fact, accountability does help a lot.

I'm currently getting ready to continue working out under the guidance of my new personal trainer.

... And if this blog happens to inspire somebody, well, it'll be an honour and a pleasure.

THANDRON - Train Hard AND Rock On!