Allison Ethier Fitness
Before you get to far into this – I am not speaking of McDonald’s. But throughout my teens and 20s I had consumed a lot of Mc D’s. It was across the street from my high school, and well – University – you know when you want McDs……
For most athletic types watching what they eat really is not much of a concern. They train, they eat, they don’t worry about weight. I too was athletic and followed this type of lifestyle. It was only after I stopped my athletic endeavours – cheerleading (no laughing…as it is quite athletic – lots of gymnastics, and building human pyramids are not an easy task), and kept eating like an athlete so I gained weight. My energy expenditure was not matching my energy intake. Being a cheerleader did bring about some ‘weighty’ issues however that is a story for another post.
After graduting to a normal life – work, driving in a car (instead of walking everywhere as a student), eating different, more frequently, weight crept up and I did not like it. A former athlete now looking for an outlet as I began training like a normal human, going to the gym, I found it to be uninspiring. Some after their high school or university careers have ended pursue other athletic events, such as recreational teams of their sport, coaching, or the ever popular sport of business – golf. Eventually most if not all find their way to a gym of some sort, and have to hit the weights. For me, that is when I discovered fitness competitions, and decided to go for it. It has been 13 years now.
Fitness has given me the motivation to train. A focus. Inspiration. Desire to be better. A purpose to be in the gym almost everyday.
So what happens those former athletes who don’t find another outlet? I think you know the answer to this one. You see them a few years after high school or even 10 years later, and they are a shadow of their former selves. I can specifically remember one guy I knew in high school. He was an athlete, in shape, super cut, and seemed to have everything together. Then I saw him only 3 years later, and to put it nicely– he was unrecognizable. I hear my friends even talk up this subject on how people change so much over the years. I get it. Life happens. Weight gain can happen quickly, as in a pregnancy, but most times it slowly makes its way onto your physique without you even realizing it. Perhaps those once athletic (or even non athletes) just think that it won’t happen to them. I know I thought that way.
Then there are other people who were not athletic at all, maybe even slightly overweight, and through proper training and nutrition ended up looking like a shadow of their former selves. Better, healthier, in shape, curvy in the right places, and best of all in control of it all. They ‘got’ it.
I was at a dinner party a while back, and was introduced to a guy who was a truck driver. Inevitably, the discussion turned to health and fitness, and it was mentioned how ‘athletic’ he was back the day. He said he has gained about 100lbs over the last 10 years. He mainly blamed it on driving truck so much (lack of activity), and eating out all the time (poor nutrition).
So in my mind quickly I did the math – about 1/4 per week, over the span of 10 years.
1/4 lb per week.
You know how many extra calories that is? —> 875 calories – not many per week. 875 calories that he did not burn off by the end of the week. But in terms of beer (as those around seem to drink a lot of it) – that is about 8 beer per week.
The caloric equivalent of 1 extra beer per day over the span of 10 years.
So what is your ‘quarter pound?”. Chips? Soda? Cookies? M&Ms? Beer?
This is how weight gain creeps up on you.
Bit by bit.
Weight gain is sneaky. Unrelenting.
You need to find your reason for making a change, and staying with that change. Just because this is what the experts you are ‘supposed’ to do is not enough.
What is your inspiration? Or what is your fear? Health issues? Fear can be a great motivator to finally make that lifesyle change you WANT to make. Anger? Nothing like some serious tunes, and pounding some weight when you are angry.
The bottom line is, if you want to make a change all you have to do are 2 things:
1. Get moving
2. Eat better
Your comments are welcome.
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After graduting to a normal life – work, driving in a car (instead of walking everywhere as a student), eating different, more frequently, weight crept up and I did not like it. A former … Fitness has given me the motivation to train. A focus. … Inevitably , the discussion turned to health and fitness, and it was mentioned how 'athletic' he was back the day. He said he has … He mainly blamed it on driving truck so much (lack of activity), and eating out all the time (poor nutrition). … …
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