Just a few thoughts before the end of 2008:
I know this is a time when a lot of people will make resolutions for the New Year, but, for me, tomorrow is only the beginning of yet another year I?ll be overweight, another year I won?t bench 300, another year I won?t be happy with what I see in the mirror.
But it will also be a year that I continue to lose the fat I?ve accumulated since childhood, another year I add a few more pounds of muscle, and another year I?ll continue to see more of what?s hidden beneath what is quickly becoming loose skin.
Resolutions are nice when you don?t really want to do something. Years ago, I resolved to quit smoking. I also once resolved to eat better and lose weight. Neither one happened until recently, and neither happened until I decided to do something about a body I had come to hate–it was a conscious choice, not a half-assed, self-imposed guilt trip brought about by the passing of another year.
It?s frequently been difficult as I?ve learned about lifting and eating, but it?s always rewarding, and it?s never beyond my control. A large part of that is because of T-Nation–the articles, the posts, and the knowledge. While I?m not saying I couldn?t have gotten anywhere without this site, it sure as hell wouldn?t be as interesting, or as fun.
I thank everyone here–coaches, forum posters, contributors, moderators, editors, and everyone else. Happy New Year, and I hope to start fully interacting in the coming years.
Now that the sappy shit is done, I?ll be throwing up progress pictures and workout/diet logs soon, but I?m going to spend the last of this year with people even more important to me.