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“I’ve muted you because of the heavy breathing.“
It was 8:27 A.M. on that Wednesday morning when that message popped up on my screen. It was that moment, whilst reading that message from my boss, that it hit me – I had let myself become “that guy”. That guy that you can hear coming down the hallway. That guy that can’t climb a flight of stairs without huffing and puffing.
“Give it to the garbage disposal – he’ll eat it.”
I wasn’t happy with how I felt – constant joint pain, wondering every night if the acid reflux or sleep apnea would finally kill me. I wasn’t happy with laying in bed wondering if that pain in my chest was a heart attack or just pain from having that much weight on my chest. I certainly wasn’t happy with being in 30s and having to take 2 different blood pressure medications.
How did I get here? In a single word.. complacency. I put my IT career ahead of my health. I prioritized video games, booze and food over staying healthy. I didn’t make, scratch that, I didn’t TAKE time to exercise or eat healthy, using how “busy” I was as an excuse.
That was over a year ago. Since then, I’ve lost over 80 pounds (and kept it off), kicked the coffee habit, and overcame the acid reflux and sleep apnea. To do that, I had to forge new habits, learn new lessons, and defeat my greatest nemesis – the person looking back at me in the mirror.
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