Boxing has been amazing in retrospect. I have went twice so far this week and each session is about an hour and 15 minutes. Doctors say to stay healthy you should excercise at least 150 minutes a week. So, so far this week i’ve excercised 150 minutes and have met my excercise goal. On top of that, i’m not even done. I plan on going again tomorrow or thursday.
It’s not even the fact that it’s intense excercise for a kind of long amount of time. It’s the social aspect and the mini-purpose I have from boxing. I now have a commitment and I see a lot of the same people every time. So I sort of feel like people expect me to go so we can all keep being friendly and maintain our friendships.
Plus, my boxing coach is an inspiration. He has a 16-1 career and has been filmed for showtime and met Mike Tyson. He’s been coached by the same coach who coached Mike Tyson.
On top of that, i’ve met a decent amount of women by going. Far more than if I never went. I’ve met and talked to one pretty girl who’s 25 and is always smiling having a great time. It seems she doesn’t find me creepy for me looking at her quite a bit. Boxing with these women has actually been the most consecutive time I’ve been around non-family young women my age in so long.
Then there’s the friends there. I’m always in my head thinking these people think i’m crazy or weird or that I say weird things. But we have normal chill conversations and they never seem to think i’m too crazy.
On top of that, having a coach who cares and friends who seem me three times gives me some healthy pressure. I started boxing at about 255 pounds. Just today I weighed 247. I’ve been using some unhealthy methods like skipping meals and fasting/ starving myself. But I also started eating more meats and vegetables too. My coach has told me to cut out bread and fast food altogether but I still eat it. I just don’t go crazy and limit my calories after eating fast food to compensate for the weight gain.
The main problem i’m having is lack of energy, motivation and burn out. At practice I literally feel my bones aching and being tired. Like after the first thirty minutes of running and stuff, my energy is so depleted and I can feel my bones aching and I want to give up. Usually seeing a fellow boxer there look at me or smile or have my coach or a woman smile at me rejuvenates my energy.
Honestly, I never thought I’d lose this much weight. I thought i’d hover around 260 pounds for a long time so reaching 247 pounds has already wowed me. I’ll think i’ll just take it one day at a time and try to take it one pound at a time and keep challenging myself to do that. Maybe reach 220 pounds and even more if possible.
Boxing is so hard but the satisfaction and pride after completing a practice one day at a time and even long term is insurmountable!
It’s still so crazy though that i’ve been going for three months and have had more than 25 sessions but still the thirty minutes before going there my stomach drops from the anxiety of not knowing if i’ll give up or from knowing that i’ll be embarassed if I have to take a break while my fellow teammates are still going. I won’t lie though.. in retrospect i’m fine with it. I’m literally the only there as big as myself. The next consistent guy who goes is like 220 pounds. Still embarassing when I have to take a break and slow down but again, in retrospect I have it much harder than everyone else and I should be easier on myself.
In spite of embarassment if I have to give up, my coach is so understanding. If I decide to slow down or stop or take a break he never really scolds me unless he knows I can do better. It’s just crazy because i’m actually more tired and have seemingly less endurance and sweat more even though i’ve lost weight and have gone there 25 times so far?
I just appreciate how the coach always seems motivated when I think sometimes he’s bored or I have some doubtful thoughts of him. He always is doing his job and walking around giving tips to people on footwork or form and giving motivation and attention.
Thanks for reading and boxing is awesome!
-Viper
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