Okay. Now I'm home. It's time to watch a few movies. I'd go to the local video store and while I was there, get three bags of microwave popcorn (always a brand with loads of butter).
(And let me tell you. I became a popcorn popping professional. I must have been one of the greatest popcorn poppers on the planet! I had it down to a science! At most, there may have been five un-popped kernels in the bag when I was finished. Sometimes, there were none.)
My after dinner meal continued: a big pack of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Snickers, Mounds, Almond Joy, Kit Kat, M&Ms (both peanut and regular), Twix and a couple of bottles of iced tea. I'd watch my movies and eat all of this in one setting...
This is not a joke. I swear I would eat like this every day. Keep in mind that I worked out at the gym five days per week and was very physical. I played (and still play) tennis, basketball, and baseball and take martial arts classes six days per week. Even so, I still managed to jump from a husky 180 to 205 over time - and I was not eating to gain muscle mass. I was just eating because I enjoyed it.
I have a small bone structure. 205 on me did not look good. I didn’t hold the weight well and my heart was telling me it wasn’t happy. Not only did I have strange pains in my lower abdomen, but I’d also have trouble breathing and my heart was acting worse than ever.
When I started feeling those odd pains and always had a stomachache, I realized there was a major problem. At that point, I got serious about changing my eating habits and my way of life for good.
