This is a tricky one for me. I have a slight weight problem. Its nothing like i need to lose hundreds of pounds just twenty to thirty and i will be content. the problem is i am fast becoming an old man and its getting harder to shed those pounds. i go to a gym and when i am there i try my best. i am also interested in having more muscle. My weight has always fluctuated since i was a kid. endless taunting as a kid helped, in its own twisted way to keep my weight in check. As a young man i kept in Cameroon i remained reletively lean due to various factors....not owning a car, falling ill annually (its amazing how many pounds you can burn by contracting malaria), the lack of money and a reletively organic diet and lifestyle all helped to keep my weight in check. all that changed on arriving here...not exactly. i managed to keep things under control for some time but eventually the burgers, the kfc's and the steaks eventually got the better of me. to make things worse i got older and my metabolism started to get slower, and so the pounds started piling up.
These days my best friend and my worst enemy are the bathroom scales. I'd set myself a target of losing twenty pounds as previously stated but so far i have gained five. The dream of six pack abs has turned to the nightmare of the beer gut. Going to the gym is tough especially the elliptical and the treadmill. I do weights to by the way. on that front its looking a bit rosier. i am getting marginally stronger.If there is anybody who has a comprehensive plan to help me fight flab, i am a willing listener and a reader.
The irony is that,in Cameroon, the way i look at the moment would make me more eligible in the eye of many ladies . they like guys who look "fresh" and who have a small tummy. six pack abs are not in vogue yet. That is another story. Anyway this is America and not Cameroon and the scales once again are a reminder that i have to get back to the gym.
