How it started?
Even though it is still scary, I am totally open to talking about it.
I have to.
The accident was a major turning point in my life, and if that hadn’t happened, I probably wouldn’t be married or have my baby girl or older daughter.
The story goes back to when I was very near death at 555 pounds.
This was the period of my life when I was recovering from the bike crash.
From my regular 300 lbs (which was already a lot), I gained weight and reached 555 lbs and beyond.
I was ready to die; I had zero motivation to do anything.
I couldn’t walk, couldn’t help clean, and couldn’t properly take care of my family the way I should have.
I just didn’t know what to do and felt totally lost.
By some miracle, I was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic from a single blood test, and from there, a very good physician started me on Ozempic, which helped a ton to get started.
Later, I switched to Mounjaro medication.
That’s when the weight really started to drop.
I wasn’t as hungry as I was before, and even when I did eat, I continued to lose weight.
Before this weight loss journey, I was so big that my scale, which could hold up to 550 lbs, couldn’t weigh me anymore.
I was breaking chairs everywhere I went, and it was totally embarrassing.
I hated going to stores because I was embarrassed by myself and the fact that I could hardly walk around, not to mention the constant back and knee pain.
As I lost more, I began to feel better.
I became more active with my children around that time, despite still being incredibly heavy.
Around January 2023, I started to lose weight much faster because I was moving around more.
The more I lost, the better I felt.
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I would see people every week or two whom I knew very well, and they were totally blown away.
This helped my confidence grow even more.
This still happens to this day as I continue to lose weight.
Now that I’m able to walk, although it’s not for huge distances, I can still do it better than before the accident.
It seems that the use of perception-altering substances has helped me a lot both physically and emotionally.
I feel like it saved my life.
What else has changed?
My daily habits have changed.
I started eating out less. Instead of eating junk or things like that, I would drink a protein shake or eat something with more protein and fewer carbs.
I do well with high fat and high protein, but carbs eat me alive, haha.
More wholesome food choices have been a big change, including getting higher-quality meats and eating much more chicken, which is great because my wife and kids love chicken too.
I really didn’t start taking much better care of myself until I was around 450 lbs. After losing 100 lbs, I finally felt like making more lifestyle changes.
What was your support mechanism?
My wife has always encouraged me to do better, sometimes in a demanding way, but I knew it was all with good intentions.
She absolutely caters to my requests when it comes to diet and exercise.
She’s incredibly helpful when I need it and makes sure I have the tools I need to keep improving.
Living better for ourselves and our girls is important.
If I slip up, she’s the first to call me out on it too.
Even if I don’t like it, I know she’s right.
Our relationship has grown much deeper on many levels.
If I hadn’t lost that weight, I would have never been able to take my girls out and share those fun experiences with them.
It has been a long process for me.
I have started walking more.
Being more active all around.
How happy are you about the progress?
I can’t really work out like I’d like to, but I’m going to start doing bodyweight exercises such as air squats, sit-ups, and things like that.
And yes, my goal is 250 lbs!
I keep pushing harder and harder every day.
I want things to change, and I believe they will.
As I take back control of my own life.
I lost my will to live, but I got it back, and it’s stronger than ever.
