Diet

This last week has been difficult.  It was meant to be the second week of my bulk and I was hit with gastro flu and ended up eating less than 500 calories a day.  I managed to lose 6 pounds in just a few days.  DISASTER.

I definitely got upset.  I could have dieted down for this meet while retaining strength, but that's not what I wanted.  I wanted to bulk up and gain MORE strength.  But I thought of something that is quite important that reminded me that I can get past a stumbling block and, more importantly, I have the knowledge needed to get past a stumbling block.

Two years ago I looked like this:

It was at this point that I changed my life, started researching about diet, and began taking fitness seriously.  I would say this photo started the journey and took me to where I am today two years later, 5 stone lighter, a lot stronger, fitter, faster, and more importantly, happier.

I may not have a qualification yet, but when I talk about how I believe people should eat, believe me when I say I know what I'm talking about.  This is how I know I'll come back from this.  I know exactly what I need to do to regain the lost weight and get myself back to where I was, but I needed this photo to convince me of that.