Me before I get back in shape.

Right now I am in the worst shape of my life. Over the past few years I have put my health and fitness on the back burner and really regret it. When I was younger I was on the career path of being a personal trainer and loved every aspect of training. Unfortunately I switched gears and when I did I gave up on fitness all together. Over the past few months I have really been regretting my decision and am considering going back to school or at least getting re certified. Anyway First thing first I need to get myself in check and get the ball rolling. At my best I was 205 and around 13-14% bodyfat. Here is a video I jsut took of what I look like now. Its scary when you put it on video, sit back and actually see what you REALLY look like. HOW DID I LET THIS HAPPEN!!! I thought posting this would give me some motivation, it's actually pretty embarrassing to see where I once was and where I am now. On a side note any guess of body fat???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttaWrJ8z4RA

Video is set to private . Can't see .

You don't need to embarrass yourself .
It's the first of the year and good time to set your goals .

Post your diet in appropriate section and go to town !
Get to gym and hit the weights and wear out that cardio equipment .

Good luck !

Fixed the video. Luckily I am naturally skinny,the damage could have, and prob should have been much worse.

Dude, that's not so bad at all. Without knowing what you looked like before, it's hard to judge, but in general you look like a 'normal' guy at worst. There's not much muscle so you definitely need to hit the weights. I don't think the bodyfat is that bad, probably around 16% or so. I look forward to seeing your progress; hopefully it will in turn motivate me!

Don't know why you like to beat yourself up .
You look like average young man in there early 20's

Some time dieting and working out you'll make dramatic changes .

I understand what you guys mean. Like I said I am naturally skinny and am very grateful that I look the way I look. If most people ate like I did they would have a much tougher time getting back. But for someone who had decided to dedicate his life to fitness, health, an helping others to be where I am I feel like I have wasted a lot of time and opprotunitys. Just look forward to getting back

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Originally Posted by Machdiesel

I understand what you guys mean. Like I said I am naturally skinny and am very grateful that I look the way I look. If most people ate like I did they would have a much tougher time getting back. But for someone who had decided to dedicate his life to fitness, health, an helping others to be where I am I feel like I have wasted a lot of time and opprotunitys. Just look forward to getting back

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How old are you exactly? I understand how you feel - i'm 34 and just getting 'back' into this now after a 10 year hiatus... I feel like i've wasted the better part of my life being out of shape.

just turned 25

Get your head out of the past and look to the future.

You don't look bad! You have a base to work with and get to where you want to be! Good luck and stay motivated!! Rome was not built in a day.....

Stay focused, take lots of pics to track your progress and go for it!!

Yea Im excited to get started. Up untill now I was just doing pushups/pull ups and crunches. My home gym Finally came in today and I am pretty happy with my first day. I was able to bench 205 which is way more then I thought I was gonna be able to do. Tomorrow I am going out for a bike ride, still looking for a treadmill on CL. Ill def be posting updates every 2 weeks. Heres the gym I got along with dumbell bars with the butterfly clips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqvHaSIG_hE