ErikAndress Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Hello All!My name is Erik and I hail from the icy tundra of Minneapolis Minnesota! Actually, it's a lovely 80 degrees out today. Anywho, I was thrilled to find this community. About a year ago, I decided to make a change and get active for the first time since I was about sixteen. Last May, I weighed 263 pounds, drank like my life depended on it, and was a two pack a day smoker.[ATTACH=CONFIG]3494[/ATTACH]My driver's license photo from last May. I look like Peter Griffin's real life brother.I finally got sick of it. Sick of feeling like I was being looked down on at work. Sick of feeling petrified to even talk to a woman. Sick of the comments my family made. Sick of all of it. So, I decided to do something about it. Firstly, I quit smoking completely and severely cut my alcohol intake. Then I bought a bike and vowed to bike commute the twenty two mile round trip to work every day. Rain, snow or shine I have done it! Only recently have I started to add body weight exercises and free weights into the mix. I still have a way to go but I really have taken a lot of inspiration from reading a lot of your stories and it keeps me wanting to get out and get on that bike. Thank you all and Steve Kamb in particular for inspiring me to keep going! Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. -Dalai Lama Link to comment
Sloth the Enduring Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Welcome neighbor! “We might as well start where we are, use what we have and do what we can." – Caitlin Rivers Sloth: The Man with the Hammer battle log Link to comment
Swinging_Jarnbjorn Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Welcome to the rebellion! Yours is a familiar story around here. Congratulations on taking control!Let us know it we can help.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Life is full of hard times and good times. Learn from everything you can. Swinging_Jarnbjorn: Lv 1 Asgardian Ranger Focus Up! My current challenge. Loss As A Motivator Link to comment
Jaswandi Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Welcome and congratulations for taking charge of your life! Human AdventurerFirst completed challenge| my paleo experienceNever underestimate the power of Momentum.Believe in action. Not in the consequence of it. Link to comment
ErikAndress Posted May 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Welcome and congratulations for taking charge of your life!Thank you all for the kind words! I hope you guys are having wonderful mornings! Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. -Dalai Lama Link to comment
Guest Gemeaux Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Welcome and congratulations for making the big step Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.