Every Time we turn the television we see many of our favorite athletes, actors, ESPN announcers who are often at their peak in physical physique . An Actor I always looked up to was Arnold Schwarzenegger, although he is known for many of his great movies I looked up to him for his dedication to bodybuilding which he redefined the industry. He ignited the fire inside me every time I looked in the mirror, all I saw in myself was a chubby weak self and so I started my long journey of changing my entire body composition for the better so finally I might be proud of myself and feel like I achieved something. Growing up in a household where “healthy” was never discussed and the only thing “healthy” meant to me was the pie chart in health education
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Not only was I not a fan, these years were the hardest years of school and social life for me. The middle school transition for everyone was a big leap from having recess and one teacher to having eight different teachers and no recess. It was a big time in my youth life where I started getting more freedoms like getting a new cellphone and where school sports started to become a big aspect of every boy's day but mine. Although I was considered an “athlete” I was constantly harassed by many of the boys for being too slow and not up to par with everyone else. This harassment quickly turned from simple harassment to a more serious version of bullying. Being a quiet kid I was, I stored all of these feeling in and never told anyone. With the feeling of depression looming over I resorted to video games where I could act like someone else and this led to my outlet of escaping reality just for a minute. Along with playing video games my appetite greatly increased where bags of chips and cheese soon covered my desk. I was becoming in terms “big” not obese but a size that was considered by many “unhealthy”. With one school left left before highschool I could take anymore bullying so after all options taken I start a “new” life at a new school for my last year of middle
Not only was I not a fan, these years were the hardest years of school and social life for me. The middle school transition for everyone was a big leap from having recess and one teacher to having eight different teachers and no recess. It was a big time in my youth life where I started getting more freedoms like getting a new cellphone and where school sports started to become a big aspect of every boy's day but mine. Although I was considered an “athlete” I was constantly harassed by many of the boys for being too slow and not up to par with everyone else. This harassment quickly turned from simple harassment to a more serious version of bullying. Being a quiet kid I was, I stored all of these feeling in and never told anyone. With the feeling of depression looming over I resorted to video games where I could act like someone else and this led to my outlet of escaping reality just for a minute. Along with playing video games my appetite greatly increased where bags of chips and cheese soon covered my desk. I was becoming in terms “big” not obese but a size that was considered by many “unhealthy”. With one school left left before highschool I could take anymore bullying so after all options taken I start a “new” life at a new school for my last year of middle