Men's Only Fitness Group

Training and Extroversion Part 1

So I'm a bit of an extrovert in the very classic sense. I don't do well by myself, either in crowds or alone at home, and I become energized by those around me.

What this means, of course, is that I require not only the affirmation of others to motivate me toward my goals, I require their presence. I workout best with other people.

In Jan., when I made the decision to achieve better fitness, I knew I was going to need a training partner. I couldn't find one. Anywhere. So, I started hiring my gym's personal trainers. They provided some new knowledge to what I already knew I needed, but what they really provided was someone present, someone who had my interests in mind, someone for whom fitness was also important, and most importantly...someone I liked being with.

Training and Extroversion Part 2

I originally trained with at PT once a week for 30 min. Those 30 min sessions cost $35 dollars, and I would buy 4 a month. I quickly found myself buying extras here and there because I liked it so much and was seeing great results. Now I regularly buy 8 a month and fill in with a couple extras here and there. The last couple of months I haven't been keeping up with my scheduled training (but have continued to work out), so I have something like 16 "in the bank." That'll change by the end of this month when my schedule opens up and I push for a year end fitness win. ( I said I wanted to hit 225 by year end, and now I want to hit 100 push-ups at once, too. I got me some work to do!)

Training and Extroversion Part 3

Yes. It's expensive. No. I can't really afford it. But I don't care. I've bought all kinds of shit in my life that was expensive and that I couldn't really afford at the time. Here's the thing. THIS...This makes me feel better than all that other shit. THIS...This makes me look fucking good. THIS...This gets me double takes from hot moms at school drop off (and the not so hot ones, too.) THIS...This makes sex a ton more enjoyable. This makes me happy in ways I haven't been happy in a long time. So I don't give a shit how much it costs. I'm going to keep doing it until I choose not to, but it's going to be me doing the choosing, and I'll choose what makes me feel good.

I sure as hell won't care about what others think of my choice, no matter how desperately extroverted I might still be.

More on desperate extroversion in a later post.

D

P.S. Be sure to request an invite from me to join this new Men's Group. Keep on truckin!

POST 1

Guys,

Let's do this together in a way that makes sense for us. This is an invite only, men's only DietBet group. Sorry ladies, don't get mad...just get even...by working to be your best and make us jealous of your success!

Send me a msg...post on my profile...whatever, and if you want to join the group, I'll send you the invite.

I know there are a lot of Big Boys on DietBet, working hard, but hardly posting. The fact is, social networking isn't a particularly masculine world in general, and DietBet surely isn't even close to being dominated by men, let alone influenced much by men.

We can at least benefit from this place together, through the use of Group just for us. If you're interested, let me know.

DJ

POST 2

P.S. Read some of my blogs for back ground on me. Dec. 2013 I was >300lbs, 48 waist, 50 jacket, filled out XXL. Today, I'm 245, 38 waist, nice looking XL....and thinking about surgery next year after I've hit my goal weight. I've actually got abs, and they are awesome. LOL

Oh, and I've been a diabetic for 28 years and grossly overweight most of that time. I've got a bum left knee from a bad fall and subsequent surgery in 1997. I have Charcot in my right foot and severe neuropathic pain in many of my toes. I had hernia surgery in 2007, and shoulder work in 2009. I work. I have 4 kids aged 8 to 2, and one of them has severe special needs...so...

No F@[king excuses...