[flielagit]

For the first time in my life, at the ripe young age of 26, I actually had a New Year's Resolution. And that resolution was to get in shape. All my life i'v been relatively normal size, ranging from about 180 in high school and just under 200lbs in the Army. When I started in January of this year, I weighed roughly 180lbs again, but this time it was all fat. I wasn't fat exactly, but I wasn't in any form of shape what so ever.

My plan was to eat healthy immediately, as whole as possible. So basically, Chicken, Turkey, whole/long grain rice, whole wheat, organic fruits and veggies, organic protein supplements and vitamins. Just about as delicious and bland as you can get! Nutrition paired with an extreme workout 6 days a week should be all I need to succeed!

Now here's what "they" don't tell you. "They" of course being all those assholes who tell you that getting shape and eating right is so easy and fun and the best thing for you! And that is how bloody expensive it is to eat healthy.
I have never eaten so much, and spent so much money on healthy foods.
Now of course, after the first month, I realized that "Organic" foods are priced higher, so I started to cut back. So because of the lack of money I needed to sustain my workouts and results, I dropped down to 150lbs, but I was working out hard, and my body was basically eating itself in fear of death. I didn't mean to lose that much weight, in fact I didn't mean to lose any weight really, I just wanted to convert my fat into muscle. It wasn't a pleasant feeling, and it caused me a lot of health problems.

After some re-planning, I started eating more, even if that meant not as healthy, and continued the workouts. I'd slip up every other weekend or so and eat something yummy and greasy, because let's face it, in today's world it's pretty unrealistic to cut out everything you're used to eating, and not treat yourself every now and again.
I seriously have never felt more sore, unmotivated, and generally just tired in my whole life, yet i'm in the best shape of my life, full with a six-pack and veins I never knew existed! As of yet, I haven't even gotten laid by my muscles but I did learn to cook.

They say there's very few people who love and live to work out, I started out thinking I could be one of those people, and I guess in some ways I am, but at the same time, I HATE it. I despise it. Any stress I release working out, is equally generated back into hate. I'm moody, stressed, horny and lazy... But I have amazing results.

Anyways, I guess the point of this thread, other than ranting, is to say to anyone who is getting into working out, or wanting to start, is that you better have a lot of money, because if you're not going to supply your body with proper nutrition, you might as well not even bother. Also it's a lot harder to get into a routine, than it is to break one. That's one of the hardest parts, because if you skip one day, it will be twice as easy to skip the next day, and four times as hard to pick back up again. But really, don't give up! Even if you get moody and pissed, keep at it and give it a shot. I'm going on about 6 months now, and I don't see myself stopping anytime soon, and I have learned a lot about eating right, saving money (where applicable) and cooking! All valuable things