Back to the Gym

As a kid, I had always been noticeably thinner than most children. It never really bothered me though, for I wasn't concerned about it nor did I have reason to worry about it. It wasn't until my sophomore-junior year of high school that I started to really notice just how much skinnier I was than everybody else. This is no exaggeration either, as most people who knew me in high school would attest to the fact that I was the embodiment of Skeletor. One incident happened were these two kids wanted to beat me up, for whatever reason, when it hit me that I would not be able to defend myself at all. Like seriously, I probably wouldn't have fared well in any sort of altercation and that's when I realized that I needed to change something so that I could at least defend myself and increase my self-confidence. The summer, entering my junior year, I convinced my dad to let me sign up at the local gym so I could start getting in shape. Since then, I haven't looked back and have taken considerable steps towards better physical health. To this day, I still find time almost every day to lift or, at the very least, go for a walk to get active. Before I started working out, I was a solid 130 pounds (at my absolute max). Now, after about 2-3 years, I have made considerable progress and stand about 155-160 pounds. 20-25 pounds in about 2 years may not sound like a lot, but for me, it's something that I'm very proud of. I have spent a lot of time and effort in improving my physical being, and to this day I still am very focused on improving and maintaining my overall health. When I first started working out, I thought that I would only see physical results; the mental results, however, have been almost as great. I definitely feel much more confident and I enjoy staying active, mainly because it feels nice to be conscious of my overall health. Maybe one day, in time, I can look as cool as this guy: 

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