Aug 18, 2010 1:45 PM GMT
I don't know how many people here can relate to this but I grew up in a family of really heave eaters. We're Cuban, and for those who don't know, that means cooking with a ton of carbs and fat. Yes, I know... Cuban food is delicious but its also horrible for you. My entire family is extremely overweight, some are morbidly obese and I seem to be the least of the issues at home. I probably have a good 15-20 pounds to drop and I want to start gaining muscle but I'm overcoming so difficulties:
1) I currently live at home. I JUST graduated about a week ago so I'm currently just saving up the money to move out. My family at home, eats horrible. Thus, I've been eating horrible too. It's hard to say no the free food. You know, the one I don't have to cook and am expected to eat.
2) My job is an hour away so I find myself in a time crunch cause I don't know what to pack for a lunch. I also find myself pretty tired, probably because of my diet to pack something the night before.
3) I was so busy in grad school that I barely had the time to breathe. Let alone, go to the gym. To be honest, I've been to plenty of gyms and the only thing I knew how to do was run.
I'm looking for some advice on how to overcome these obstacles and maybe some in shape friends on here that could mentor me along the way?
Thank you guys.
1) I currently live at home. I JUST graduated about a week ago so I'm currently just saving up the money to move out. My family at home, eats horrible. Thus, I've been eating horrible too. It's hard to say no the free food. You know, the one I don't have to cook and am expected to eat.
2) My job is an hour away so I find myself in a time crunch cause I don't know what to pack for a lunch. I also find myself pretty tired, probably because of my diet to pack something the night before.
3) I was so busy in grad school that I barely had the time to breathe. Let alone, go to the gym. To be honest, I've been to plenty of gyms and the only thing I knew how to do was run.
I'm looking for some advice on how to overcome these obstacles and maybe some in shape friends on here that could mentor me along the way?
Thank you guys.