Joe graduated High School with Todd. He was fit, involved in wrestling (138lbs) and football his whole life. When he graduated high school he followed his fathers footsteps joining the Navy. Planning to attend college when he returned home, it had to be put on hold for the birth of his first daughter. He needed full time employment fast, so he took a job in copier sales. Working long hours, traveling and making sales by any means necessary, It was a hard business. This was where Joe added the first 60 pounds of his weight gain.
A LIFE OF DEFERMENT….FOR OTHERS
Joe comes from a big family, and now he had to put others first, as a family man, himself. He did what many parents do and he put himself completely on the back burner. The weight toppled at 315 lbs as he worked two jobs to provide for his now four daughters, as well as returning to college to fulfill his father's dying wish.
BREAKING BAD (HABITS)
Finally, by 2015, Joe was recruited for a medical sales job and had more time to focus on himself. For most men, exercise is an easy step, eating right is the hard one. Stepping into medical sales he knew that his appearance and mindset needed to change. He had no problem working out 5 to 6 days a week, but his weight had only dropped to 290 and his injuries were adding up. 18 years of chasing sales left him with bad habits like skipping breakfast and lunch and overeating at night. He also had the mindset of most people,thinking, “I’ll just work it off.” Which doesn't work if your body is stressed, insulin resistant, and lacking sleep.
Joe came to us in 2019 and while he was doing well career wise, he had suffered an injury causing him to lay off working out. His weight was back to 305 lbs.It was time to start losing weight with nutrition, not just activity. For the first 40 lbs we only allowed Joe to workout two days a week. The days of making up for poor dietary choices with mass amounts of exercise were now over.
COVID-19
Joe like many other medical employees, Joe was locked out of Hospitals from March to May and he did a great job working on himself physically and mentally. He has lost 50 lbs so far, down to 239 lbs. His relationship with himself is better and is showing in all aspects of his life. He is now one of his company's top sales people. He feels alive again. Better than he did 20 years ago.
It’s not always easy to make time for yourself as a parent. 2 hours a week of self improvement will come back to you ten times in everything you do. Improve your relationships at work, home and with yourself.
Love yourself first, because if you can’t, no one can do it for you.
