My name is Luis and I am a 34 year old guy looking to change my lifestyle and improve all aspects of my life.
As I sit here writing this post and trying to find words to introduce myself while still being eloquent and “witty” I find that my life is not that interesting. I am a husband and father to two spoiled furry babies that works as a Sales Manager for a catalyst services company servicing the oil and gas industry. I know, sounds boring but it is actually a great job. The problem is that there’s not much else going on in my life besides work and our home life and as a result I have fallen into some very unhealthy habits. Since meeting my partner four years ago, I have never been happier on my personal life and once I landed my current job, my professional life became incredibly fulfilling as well. So what’s the problem? I got complacent and stopped taking care of myself. I enjoy food and cooking and making delicious treats for everyone so I have gained over 60 lbs in about three and a half years. I’ve always struggled with weight before, but never to this extent. At 320 lbs and maybe more than that this is the heaviest I’ve ever been.
Now I find myself feeling tired all the time and worse of all, I feel ashamed of myself. I’ve always been a very confident and proud man; and being so self conscious now has really taken a toll on myself and on my relationship. Not to mention that my health has deteriorated and my mom never stops giving me grief. I forgot to mention that I’m from Puerto Rico and my mom, like most Hispanic mothers has very little boundaries.
So instead of continuing to complain and end up sabotaging my relationship to the point of no return I have decided to take some action and do something about it. I have signed up with a gym and scheduled an appointment with a nutritionist in the hopes to develop healthy habits that will improve my life, both personal and professional.
With this blog, my intent is to have an outlet for my thoughts and a way to keep accountability for my actions. Share the ups and downs of this journey I’m about to begin and keep a record of how I re-engineer my life one step at a time and hope to be successful.
I got the full support of my family and now I just have to keep up the motivation and not give up.
I’m ready to do this!
I hope you all will enjoy following my story and join me in this journey I’m about to begin.