Hello guys. Today, I just want to share about one article that I have read in the internet. It's about a journey of a man from fit to fat. From his sharing, I've know that being fat is really a big problem for people. This is because, you will face many problems like being addicted to the food (especially process food) and hard to stop eating. In addition your confident also decreasing. So, people out there please take care your health.
This is the article that I'm talking about.
Why a personal trainer is making himself obese… on purpose
Normally, I share
weight loss success stories -
WooHoos!, as
they’re known at FatFighterTV. But today, I want to tell you about
the opposite – a fit guy who is deliberately making himself
fat.
Since May, Drew Manning has gained about 70 pounds
on
purpose. And he’s not done yet.
Drew is a personal trainer and has always been the “fit guy.”
He’s now on a journey he calls
Fit 2 Fat 2 Fit where
he spends six months (he has about 4 weeks left) eating
unhealthy food and not exercising, then he will take six more
months to get fit again. Why? To experience for himself what it’s
like to be overweight, how tough it is to lose weight, and
ultimately show others how to get fit. But this is sooo extreme!
And I hate that Drew is deliberately making himself unhealthy. I
asked him all about it…
FatFighterTV: As someone who has always been
fit, how can you stand doing this to yourself?
Drew Manning: It’s been very tough physically,
mentally and emotionally to let myself go like this. The first
couple of months were the hardest. I felt like I was going through
withdrawals, just like any other addiction. I was jealous seeing
people running, going to the gym, and being in shape.
FFTV: Are you concerned about your health?
DM: Yes, definitely. With a BP reading of
161/113 you can’t NOT be concerned. I haven’t felt in danger yet,
but I still have 4 weeks left to go. People tell me all the
time to stop now, but I look at it like this…..if others can live
years with these unhealthy risk factors, like high BP, glucose
levels, cholesterol levels, triglycerides, etc. then I can last
another 4 weeks. Plus I want to show people how living a healthy
lifestyle can change all of those risk factors.
FFTV: Are you enjoying eating all those
unhealthy foods?
DM: Yes and no. To some extent, all of these
foods that I’m eating (sugary cereals, granola bars, juices, white
breads, white pastas, sodas, crackers, chips, frozen dinners, mac n
cheese, etc.) taste delicious. But then I feel like crap later on
and I get hungry again and crave those same foods.
FFTV: You’ve gained about 70 pounds now since
May – how do you feel?
DM: I’m to the point where I feel lethargic and
uncomfortable. I definitely feel “addicted” to these foods. In the
beginning, I did not like soda, but now I can’t go a day without,
otherwise I’ll get the headaches, bad mood, etc. Emotionally,
it’s taken a toll on my confidence level, even in my marriage. I
don’t like the way I look in public; nothing fits right; bending
over to tie my shoes or clip my toe nails has become so difficult.
I’ve definitely taken those things for granted.
FFTV: You mentioned that you want to gain an
understanding of how hard it is to be overweight – what have you
learned so far?
DM: I think the biggest thing I’ve learned is
how intense and how real these food cravings are. I think a
lot of people associate the word “addiction” with drugs and
alcohol, but I do believe this addiction (to America’s processed
foods) is real and very similar. I know I’ll never know exactly
what it’s like for every person that’s overweight and I don’t claim
to, but at least I understand better than I did before when I never
had to struggle with this. I hope to learn a lot more in the second
half of my journey, from fat 2 fit.
by
FatFighterTV, on Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:19pm PD
