People

[Liberator]

I was sat at my desk today, the same as any other day, but today I realised that none of the people I work with have absolutely anything in common with me.

Much of these people are/were my friends since I moved here not too long ago, and now I feel that I have evolved beyond them all and it is a very cold isolated feeling.

I feel like I am going nowhere right now, in bodybuilding I am making good constant but steady gains, my job is ticking over nicely - not much hassle, going on some good courses soon. I was/am saving for a house. I am still single which is not good.

But I am not satisfied, I feel I am slipping into conformity and comfort zone living, something which I thought I was never designed to do, I need a new challenge, but I dont want it to interrupt in my diet and bodybuilding as now that is a very important part of my life, I know no-one with my lifestyle.

But the people I know/knew; I feel like they are falling behind me, they are still interested in the same destructive life style I left behind, they criticise me for being so strict, but I could never go back now, I just suddenly feel extremely isolated in what I do, but it makes me happy to do it. Its like a double edged sword.

Any ideas?!?!?!?!? Does anyoen else ever feel like this? What do you do?

 

[WODIN]

Keep humpin and pumpin.

 

[HumorMe]

I was/am saving for a house. I am still single which is not good.


But the people I know/knew; I feel like they are falling behind me, they are still interested in the same destructive life style I left behind, they criticise me for being so strict, but I could never go back now, I just suddenly feel extremely isolated in what I do, but it makes me happy to do it. Its like a double edged sword.

Any ideas?!?!?!?!? Does anyoen else ever feel like this? What do you do?

Liberator

To answer the first part of your question about being single....It depends on how you look at being single. You say it isn't good but with the dedication you are putting into your diet and regiment maybe it isn't so bad to be single. Enjoy it while you can.

The second part..well.....I think it is called "maturing". Changing your destructive lifestyle to something that is going to make you feel better and look better is a good thing. It shows you have matured to a point in your life where those destructive things are not appealing to you anymore. Keep on keeping on and everything else will fall into place. Congratulations on your right decisions!

 

[Liberator]

HumourMe I never looked at it that way, I guess your right

It sometimes gets to you when you know no-one who understands our lifestyle.

Its difficult to go against the flow when the only person going against it is yourself.

But the rewards are worth it, definately.

Why does everybody I see look physically sick to me now?

The people with no muscle tone, as in 99% of the population where I live look ill to me. I don't think I could ever look like that again if I had a choice.

Also I started going to a tanning salon and now I'm a tan fascist aswell, everyone looks too pale.

Does bodybuilding intentionally make you vein or does it open your eyes? Whats the difference??

 

[Steroid_Virgin]

Get a motor cycle...

 

[HumorMe]

HumourMe I never looked at it that way, I guess your right


Why does everybody I see look physically sick to me now?

The people with no muscle tone, as in 99% of the population where I live look ill to me. I don't think I could ever look like that again if I had a choice.

IMO, I think it's because you can see yourself in them if you haven't made the choice to do something about it! At 40 years old, it's taken me the greater part of those years to realize I was killing myself with the shit I was eating and the things I was not doing to improve myself. At one point in my life, I was almost 320 pounds at 6'3". My fucking back hurt like shit and I wasn't physically able to participate in the sports I love. Now, I am at 255 pounds, making what I feel is good progress in training and feeling better everyday. My back only hurts when the weather changes but that is a vast improvement from having steriod injections in my back every 2 months. I have two herniated discs but I have not had an injections in almost a year and a half! Those injections are expensive too! I don't ever want to go back to what I was. I still have a long ways to go though! 225 is my target weight and I am not resting until I hit that!

 

[Liberator]

Well done man, thats awesome progress!!! Very impressive. I'm the opposite, its an absolute nightmare putting on weight for me.

When I look at them, yeah I see what I must have looked like, I hate the way they look, the effects of eating shit all day and drinking alcohol all weekend, that skinny fat look, its disgusting.

I was talking to my old house mate, when I was living with him he got into fitness big time, since I left, hes changed he goes out and gets hammered on beer all the time with his mates and he just looks sick to me, he also runs and lifts weight so he says to build muscle, but his body is so saturated with alcohol it just looks stupid. He went out friday night drinking, all day saturday, getting in at 4am then he got up at 7am the next day and ran a marathon?!??!?! Like hello, aint that big time fucked up for your body? He never drank any water either.

Whatever floats your boat though I guess....