My Fitness Journey.

HELLO!! Welcome to my fitness blog! I am excited to get started, and hope I can motivate you to be happy with fitness and your body.  This blog is for me as a diary to track my fitness goals and just share them with you, if you care to read.  Anyway, a little background of my fitness:  I am a happily married 41 year old Amer-Asian. I was a swimmer since the age of ten and swam through college on a Division 1 scholarship.  I have swam on a couple Masters Swimming teams after college for a couple years on and off.  I am currently weight lifting/bodybuilding 4 to 5 days a week and still swim off and on. I only started weight-lifting a couple months ago, and I want to continue lifting for the long-term.

Now that my fitness details are covered, lets dive into some measurements for tracking purposes.  I love statistics and measurable data, so as my own lab rat I will share with you some of my current stats.

Height: 6 foot 1 inch

Weight: 228.6

Waist size: 39.5 inches

Bicep size: 17 inches

Looking at these stats, I am happy with my body right now.  I look good in a size L shirt in the mirror and I feel good. Yet sometimes I feel insecure about my body, looking and comparing my body to other people who are completely different then me.  I think that's normal in today climate of selfies and social media, pictures are everywhere, and so is comparing.  I will not let this get me down though, confidence is key and I do want that beach body this summer or to be comfortable taking my shirt off in public.  Comparing yourself to other people is pointless and you will fail at your goals if you do this.  You can use others for motivation to keep on track, but compare yourself to the mirror you look into everyday, love yourself, and stay motivated to the body you want.

Now onto my goals for the year.

Goals:

#1: Lose 15 lbs. I want to be at 215 or lower.

#2: Workout 5-6 days a week either cardio or strength training.

#3: Be more present with my family.

Anyway, kind of a long first post, but I will blog frequently, so I can keep you in the loop of my goals:

BE AWESOME!!