Actions are louder than words, but why not just talk things out?-

I meet people all the time who ask me about what I do to stay healthy, they always say, man I am going to do what you did, I am going to lose weight and be healthier.  However, its easier said than done, people these days just daydream about how they can change their lives, all people ever do these days is talk, they don’t walk anymore. I was talking to people the other day who were saying they are going join gyms, hire trainers, join help groups and hire chefs to better their health lives.  

However, the only person who will truly do anything is the person that is talking, and no one else.  My motto in life is that there are three kinds of people in this world, thosewho want, those who have, and those who need, people will always say they WANT to lose weight, they NEED to lose weight and they also HAVE to lose weight. And it seems there are also people that take, and a lot of these people never TAKE advantage of their surroundings and appreciate what they have. 

People these days can never have enough and or will ever be satisfied unless they have what the world wants them to have and or look like, and people don’t want to work out or lose weight, its what others want for them, and it is not what they desire. That’s why if those reading this have any sort of obstacles in life that needs to be faced, they need to quit talking about it and take action and believe in themselves while they do it, because in the end, no one can make you do anything but you.

No heroes, just villains

Has anyone ever noticed that there aren’t any good positive role models anymore these days? It seems that there are more bad eggs in this day and age then there are good ones.  It amazes me how individuals such as myself, have been mistreated and are abused verbally and physically by people who’s main intention is self amusement, with that said, someone’s fun is someone else’s misery.  I know that when people used to laugh at me and pick on me, I knew exactly what I wanted to do to them, and it wasn’t something you could talk about to your friends and family with out them freaking out. But why? Why lower you’re self, why give in and let the mean people win?  As Bob Marley once said, mean people never seem to take a day off.  I know that when I show people my before pictures of what I used to look like, I still hear people say, you could still lose some weight, or man you were fat, or something else that’s mean that I cannot write on here due to harsh language.  I encourage everyone who reads this to become a role model themselves, do your best to better yourself than what you already are. Be healthy and be yourself, don’t be another follower, be a leader, take charge of your health and your life while at the same time, make a difference in someone else’s life as I hope that I am doing. 

Low hopes, High expectations

I think about these two phrases and how they have completely swapped for me, the other day my mother and I went shopping for clothes, and right away I went straight for the XXXL/XXL sized clothes. I tried on clothes and I was thinking to myself while I was looking into the mirror, and man let me tell you, I always wondered what I would look like if I were skinnier and or more muscular just like everyone else that is on any Media source, whether it be on the television or a magazine. I suddenly realized that when I quit caring about what others thought about me and the way I look, it all just happened for me, I still cannot believe that I look the way that I do to others, because, deep down I still feel as if I didn’t change at all, but when I see a recent picture or when I try on old clothes, I am shocked every time. I look in the mirror and I still see me, but when others that haven’t seen same old me, they freak out and I’m reminded everyday that I am a completely new Cody, and that my ex (the old Cody) is still in Pennsylvania. Bottom line is if you quit caring about what others think and say and just live life the best you can and have fun, things will happen for you with out you even realizing it as it has for me.

Walking tall in a store that doesn’t say big and tall on it.

Just the other day I was out at the mall with my mother and I just happened to walk by two stores that had been there for quite some time.  These two stores brought back some not so great memories.  I remember when I had went into these stores when I was overweight, I was looking for sizes 46-48 and I can remember shopping with my grandmother and having her tell me to ask for help to locate these sizes.  I can remember getting laughed at and told we don’t have those sizes. I never again wanted to go out in public ever again because of those people and or stores like that.  however, when I walked by the stores, I noticed one of them was going out of business and the other is still there, I wanted to walk in and say hmm, you guys don’t have anything good that I like in my size. But employees don’t care whether or not if you buy things or not. However, it would have been a different feeling had those same employees (the ones who laughed at me) were in there It wouldn’t mean much to them, but it would have to me.

Everyone laughs at my jokes and not at me.

Ever since I lost weight, I have noticed that I have a whole lot of energy with in me, this allows me to talk longer than ever, this may prove to be a problem for some because now I can’t shut up and I cant help but tell jokes and have conversations that always seem to end in laughter.  Before this, I used to sit in the back of the bus, class rooms and or party/ group gatherings. I was rarely ever apart of group conversations and or any conversations all together.  I know that when I used to walk by people and or if I would be close enough, I could hear about what people were saying about me, all the jokes and judgments that they would make about me, if not I would have people laugh and joke about me right there face to face. I tell you now, I have gained so much just from losing weight, I still get laughed at, but now, I am the one telling the jokes that people laugh at, and I am no longer the comedic object. For all those who still have this kind of problem, here’s my advice, If I find myself still getting laughed at because of the way that I look, I just ignore it, because I know that people are either jealous, and or they are so bored with themselves that they have to take it out on someone else to make themselves feel better. My advice is ignore everyone that mistreats you, be who you are, walk tall and have your head held up high because people will judge you no matter what you do, whether your too skinny, too over weight, your never good enough in certain individuals eyes, just know that they don’t care and neither should you, be yourself and enjoy doing so everyday.

The incredible hulk wore my pants!!!

The other Day I was getting ready to go to school and I was all out of clothes to wear.  I snagged an old pair of shorts that had not been worn in a while and with out any hesitation I put them on, but there was a problem, my awesome maroon colored shorts were a bit too large on me. And even if I put a belt on it still wouldn’t fit and it would look extremely goofy.  I had never realized I used to be that big, but you see when I used to wear these shorts they were very very tight on me to where I didn’t need to wear a belt with them, they were just right however now they are extremely too large. I’ve lost so much weight that when I try on old clothes, it’s as if someone completely different all together had worn my clothes and not me.