The 1st Day

Hey everyone first day of the eating right journey went well! I have eaten 5 meals so far today but not a lot of calories for each meal but enough to keep the energy going. The Rec Center I go to to work out was really busy tonight so I walked around Wal mart instead for 45 minutes instead. I feel better so far but I know I have a long way to go! That's all for the update for today!

Until Tomorrow,

Jacob Reyes

Progress after the first week: 275 LBS
Oh I will be doing weekly weigh ins and not daily weigh ins.

The Beginning

Hello there my name is Jacob Reyes. My life is pretty awesome if I must say so, I have a great job on something I love doing, I have a wonderful girlfriend who cares for me so much and some fantastic friends and family members. However, I'm not happy. I've been trying to figure out why this is the case and I think I might have finally found the solution. My weight and just my body as a whole is out of whack. Last year P90X really helped me out thanks to my good friend Desmond who was a great supporter as we both went through the process. At the time I was trying to balance school which I had to travel to, a job and still trying to work out and eat healthy. The working out wasn't easy but it seemed a lot easier then eating right. Fast forward to today, still trying to workout which just includes mostly lifting a little bit of cardio every other day but, I still do not feel any better. Today I was at the basketball court to shoot some hoops and was out of breath within 5 minutes of a very light workout. It was embarrassing to be that way in front of other people and that was the breaking point for me. Trying to think of why this was happening and finally the problem I am having is eating right, Amanda if you are reading this I know you've told me this and so did my mom but I needed to be embarrassed to realize. So starting today I'm going to eat better and excerise. The only thing holding me back is the prices of healthy food compared to junk food. We see a dollar menu at Mcdonalds or any fast food place and think that must save us money but, at least in my case, I almost spend as much if not more on junk food just because I think I need more when I don't. Second helpings of food just don't seem like enough for me. It's all in the brain and I feel my brain is stuck on growing and having to eat as much as I can to keep growing. This isn't the case anymore and I get bigger not really weight but more fat gain and losing muscle. So this is my stand to workout and do more outside activities and, more importantly eating a whole lot better. Right now I am 5' 11" 275 lbs my goals is to get down to 200 lbs. Not sure when by but all I know is I do want to be there for when I have kids to see them grow up and be able to play with them outside and help them be healthy as well. A lot of health concerns run in my family so this could be a matter of me not having an early dismissal from this earth. I will keep this blog daily or at least try to as a constant reminder to my progress. I have taken before pictures but am so embarrassed right now that I do not want to share them but I promise to show them as I progress.

I need to remember this.

Thank you for your read I appreciate it very much.

Jacob Reyes

Start weight: 275

Weight as of right now: 275