35 lbs down in 13 weeks + 17 inches lost while gaining 1/2 inch on arms - Got my life back

Hi everyone,

So quick backstory before you look at the pics. I used to be a lean active kid, teenager to young adult (was an amateur boxer in first pic age 20) then I moved away to a new city where things ended up going downhill for me (bi polar, depression) I ate garbage food and a lot of it at no consistent times, I sat in front of a computer screen for hours upon hours with no physical activity i was very unhappy and isolated myself from the world - truly i felt dead inside with zero motivation or drive to do anything besides eat play on computer gamble and sleep.

Currently I have found myself again, purpose and a reason to get up everyday (early to start my routine & be productive throughout the day) it has been 13 weeks to date since i started working out and eating right. I got a personal trainer and started with 1 session a week only combined with good nutrition - lots of initial pains and uncertainty but I just said this time I am going to see something through, I am not going to quit and I am going to make myself proud. One month into my training i decided to up my sessions from 1x a week to 2x a week (as my energy levels increased, mind and body felt prepared for more punishment!) I joke because it is that very punishment, sweat and soreness that shapes us and makes us feel alive - well me anyhow

so to sum it up in numbers and pictures (as you can see i look pretty sick/deathly in second pic after 16 years of doing damage and treating my body poorly) The third pic I feel 1000x better and although I have plenty of work left to attain my goals I am very proud.


Inches Lost Inches Gained
Waist -5.25 Arms -0.5
Chest -3
Thighs-4.5
Hips -4
Calves-0.75