Body Weight

I was cleaning up my blog a bit and reading some old posts and I realized that at one point back in college I weighed 185 pounds! That’s a full 30 lbs more than I weigh now. I don’t know, I just thought that was surprising - 30 lbs is a big difference. About 2-3 months ago I dropped to 150 lbs but now I’m up to 155 lbs. Almost everyone I know from 5-6 years ago has gained weight noticeably over the years. I’m actually one of the few people that weighs about the same as I did then. People I haven’t seen since then always comment on how I look practically the same.

In college, my diet consisted of a lot of junky and greasy food - you know, the classic college male diet. If I wasn’t hitting the gym on a regular basis I most certainly would have continued to gain weight. Well since leaving Cornell, my diet is much healthier and overall I’m eating less so I’ve mainly been shedding body fat despite not really working out that much. I know I’ve been shedding fat because overall I look leaner and I have more definition in various areas despite not lifting all that much. When I say I eat less, it doesn’t mean I’m actively dieting, it just means I’m not eating gigantic meals all the time or snacking all through the day.

Well that gain of 5 lbs from 150 to 155 indicates to me that I’ve gotten past the slim down and my metabolism has adjusted to a point that I’m slowly starting to gain weight. As the cold weather set in this past winter, I kind of became more sedentary and lax on my exercise routine. Well I’ve started lifting again and now that the weather’s getting better, I’ve started running again. I actually want to bulk up a bit more and get more definition in the abs by summer. I’m almost there with the abs.

Seriously, 6 packs are insanely hard to acquire. You need to not only work your mid-section to build up those abdominal muscles, but you have to shed the layer of fat on your stomach to get the definition. Much easier said than done!

Anyway, enjoy your weekend.