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Trials and Tribulations of an FFB

Congratulations. You've succeeded where most people have failed. You've bucked the obesity trend and have lost a small mountain of fat. You feel better, you look better, and your health has greatly improved. Good for you.

But don't get too comfortable. You may have won the battle, but the war has just begun. You're an FFB, a Former Fat Boy, and you will be for the rest of your life.

I've been fighting the war on fat since the fifth grade. About fifteen years ago, I won a major battle. After going from chubby to downright corpulent in college, I lost over 60 pounds just before my senior year. I didn't do it right and I didn't look good when I was finished, but dammit, at least I wasn't fat anymore.

I've spent the last fifteen years figuring out how to stay lean while building muscle. I've had ups and downs, but I've kept the fat off for the long haul. Recently, I won another battle: I went from "mostly lean" to ripped. From fatty to shredded in "only" fifteen years! Oh, if I only knew then what I know now!

The most important thing I learned along the way was this: The FFB falls into his own category. He can't play by the same rules as everyone else.