Issues
Cup of Happy is on it's sixth issue of "ISSUES", make sure to ask me for one next time you see me. Mr. James should be putting up a PDF of it as well, so keep your eyes peeled. Each month get's better and better and i grow increasingly proud of our crew and the progress we've accomplished within our community. The program has also helped me in becoming more comfortable with myself (slowly but surely), i began writing a monthly column ....check it.
CARLOS' CLIMB
I've been a big dude as long as I can remember, and let me tell you, it isn't all it's cracked up to be! Sure, I always get shotgun on car rides, and yeah, I always got picked first playing backyard football; but the emotional and physical effects it has had on my life are still issues that I continue dealing with. Thats why i've decided to write a monthly column to not only chronicle my journey to good health ( that includes mental health), but to hopefully help you with any sort of self image issues.
With that said, let me give you the rundown on who I am: Im 25 years old, I've lived in the Coachella Valley all my life , im 6'2” and my current weight is 318lbs ( if you think thats BIG, I used to weigh 390lbs) . I've been off and on diets and exercise plans ever since elementary school , but it never really clicked, food was always just sooo much better than working out. Sometime after high school I began dating a very lovely young lady and we were in love, and she truly became an inspiration and motivation to getting fit, we started eating better and exercising regularly. During that time I got my weight down to 285, and man did that feel good! But like most great things, it came to an end and I got depressed and good ol' lady nacho cheese was there to heal the pain. I gained back a few pounds but i've continued to stay active, mostly with walks, hikes and my favorite, BIKE RIDES.
Active lifestyle and all, I still couldn’t shake my addiction to food, thats right, I used the word ADDICTION! I watch all those exploitative T.V. shows that chronicle addictions, some as serious as heroine abuse and I can safely say that I can relate! There’s something about food that has the insane power of making me so happy one minute and making me feel so sad the other. Im still learning how to deal and I get really frustrated from time to time. I'll go a whole day eating really well, i'll go to the gym, do some meditating, walk into the kitchen for a glass of water then i'll reach for a hand full of chips , then i'll make a sandwich, a gulp full of soda and a whole row of oreo cookies! GAWDAYUM WHAT HAVE I DONE!
So I slip up from time to time, but I've learned to not beat myself up over it, i'll just do my best to learn from my mistake. One thing I don't do is make excuses, because I’m in control and I have the ability to change right now..this very instant I can choose to be a new person and live my life a completely different way. I don’t have it figured out, and who knows if I ever will. It took a long time to be this big, and a long time to form the bad habits, but I've made it my mission to give myself enough time to reverse those habits by allowing myself to live a long and healthy life.
KEEP CLIMBING.
CARLOS' CLIMB
I've been a big dude as long as I can remember, and let me tell you, it isn't all it's cracked up to be! Sure, I always get shotgun on car rides, and yeah, I always got picked first playing backyard football; but the emotional and physical effects it has had on my life are still issues that I continue dealing with. Thats why i've decided to write a monthly column to not only chronicle my journey to good health ( that includes mental health), but to hopefully help you with any sort of self image issues.
With that said, let me give you the rundown on who I am: Im 25 years old, I've lived in the Coachella Valley all my life , im 6'2” and my current weight is 318lbs ( if you think thats BIG, I used to weigh 390lbs) . I've been off and on diets and exercise plans ever since elementary school , but it never really clicked, food was always just sooo much better than working out. Sometime after high school I began dating a very lovely young lady and we were in love, and she truly became an inspiration and motivation to getting fit, we started eating better and exercising regularly. During that time I got my weight down to 285, and man did that feel good! But like most great things, it came to an end and I got depressed and good ol' lady nacho cheese was there to heal the pain. I gained back a few pounds but i've continued to stay active, mostly with walks, hikes and my favorite, BIKE RIDES.
Active lifestyle and all, I still couldn’t shake my addiction to food, thats right, I used the word ADDICTION! I watch all those exploitative T.V. shows that chronicle addictions, some as serious as heroine abuse and I can safely say that I can relate! There’s something about food that has the insane power of making me so happy one minute and making me feel so sad the other. Im still learning how to deal and I get really frustrated from time to time. I'll go a whole day eating really well, i'll go to the gym, do some meditating, walk into the kitchen for a glass of water then i'll reach for a hand full of chips , then i'll make a sandwich, a gulp full of soda and a whole row of oreo cookies! GAWDAYUM WHAT HAVE I DONE!
So I slip up from time to time, but I've learned to not beat myself up over it, i'll just do my best to learn from my mistake. One thing I don't do is make excuses, because I’m in control and I have the ability to change right now..this very instant I can choose to be a new person and live my life a completely different way. I don’t have it figured out, and who knows if I ever will. It took a long time to be this big, and a long time to form the bad habits, but I've made it my mission to give myself enough time to reverse those habits by allowing myself to live a long and healthy life.
KEEP CLIMBING.