My journey has begun...

Today I joined a gym. Midwest Training Center in the burbs of Chicago. I thought I would be participating in my first Jiu Jitsu class tonight. I was wrong. I got my times mixed up. I did however take part in my first Muay Thai class. Holy crap what a workout. That class kicked my ass. It got me all excited for the future.

For now I will have Jiu Jitsu 2 nights a week and Muay Thai 2 nights a week. This should help me drop some weight. Once I get some of the Jiu Jitsu basics down I will hit up North Chicago on Saturdays when available.

I figured sharing my journey might be cool, maybe someone will get inspired. As of today July 18th 2011 I weigh 325 pounds. Let's see how fast I drop weight :)

Mikey

atta boy! keep to it! you will get your ass kicked. you will get sore and discouraged. just keep at it :)
welcome to the journey

You can do it Mike. Are you changing up your eating, sleeping patterns up? On December 1, 2010 I started up my beginner MMA training and was 183 pounds with a sweet double chin and barrel around my gut. Now I'm teetering between 149-154. I'm not a monster athlete or anything, but I bust my butt every time I work out and eat healthy meals 6 times a day *every 3 waking hours.* You can do it brother. Make sure to take "before" pictures of yourself every week so you can see your progress. It's very motivating when you do see the improvements you've made. Plus since you're doing Muay Thai + BJJ, you get the sweet benefit of learning awesome hand to hand combat skills. Looking forward to your weekly progress reports brother!

Hell yeah. The hardest step is pulling the trigger to start the transformation. Hit us up whenever.

Thanks for the support. This will be life changing.

Congratulations bro! Strive to be half the man you used to be. I was a big loser too (382 to 170). It took me 365 days exactly without pills or surgery. I know you can do it bro! If you ever need an encouraging word or any tips just hit me up.

That's Awesome Tony!

well done mate the hardest part of being a bigger guy is that what if mess up and people laugh at me and all that shit i was 365 aswell 2 years ago now i'm 265 and dropping still keep your head up and focus on your guard and you will be fine enjoy bro if you ever need help or tips hit me up as well

It takes courage to take that first step and begin that journey bro. Even more courage to share it. Stick with it and if you ever need motivation just get on the forum.

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That's Awesome Tony!

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That is awesome Tony. It's a shame you're still ugly as hell.

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That is awesome Tony. It's a shame you're still ugly as hell.

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Zing.

Thanks Jon.

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Originally Posted by Tony "The Goods" Garcia

Congratulations bro! Strive to be half the man you used to be. I was a big loser too (382 to 170). It took me 365 days exactly without pills or surgery. I know you can do it bro! If you ever need an encouraging word or any tips just hit me up.

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let's see some before and after pics

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Originally Posted by Jon Helton

That is awesome Tony. It's a shame you're still ugly as hell.

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Ugly as hell yes but let me check here....yep still the sexiest motherfucker in my house lol.

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let's see some before and after pics

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Week one of Jiu Jitsu is in the books. I had better luck finding larger/stronger guys to roll with last night. The class was small I got more one on one instructional time so that was cool. I worked on shrimping. Tried to use a butterfly guard while rolling. It kept me from getting steam rolled, it seemed to annoy the other guy. Before I knew it he jumped around and was trying to take my back. Good times. Can't wait for next week.

I have Muay Thai tonight, can't wait.

Dam Tony that is a legit transformation! Congratulations!

Buy the ticket, Take the ride.

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awesome! how did you do it?

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awesome! how did you do it?

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that is pretty bad ass

Thanks guys! Honestly, physical weight loss has been the same since the beginning of time. Calories consumed less than calories expended. Of course there's fine points to learn between about lean muscle and body types etc. However, started out with 30 minutes of cardio on the wii fit board. 30 minutes a day for like 2 weeks. I tossed the deep fryer in the garbage. Bought only lean ground turkey or chicken breast, and never hit Micky D's again. 30 minutes became an hour which got easy also. The hour went to two hours and I found my jiu jitsu game again lol. Then it became high protein, 8-9 meals a day and 4 hour workouts. All pretty simple actually. The mental reasons for weight gain are a whole other story. That's a battle you fight forever. 2.5 years of maintenance is a damn good step though. Thanks again guys!

Damn, I didn't mean to jack your thread Mike. I know you can do it Mike! We're all here to help cause that's how we 10 do!

Tony you are my hero man. You story gives me so much hope.

Thank you Sir! I'll help anybody who has the testicular fortitude to help themselves. The only payment I need is the promise that when you are a different person, a new healthy man, you help someone else. Change someone elses life.

I started a modified Paleo/Slow Carb diet today. Take a look at breakfast.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-x...2008.03.50.jpg

Organic eggs, spinach, and black beans with some mushrooms.

It made more then I expected so I have breakfast for tomorrow :)