Jessie

Shelby · May 13, 2009

Jessie came to me at the very end of last year, weighing 105 pounds at 5 foot 7.
He had experienced some health problems, and also had some eating disorder issues. I remember him telling me that “it hurt to sit down, because the bones in my butt stick out”.

Fast forward 6 months and now he’s just over 160 pounds, and obviously a hell of a lot healthier, stronger, and thicker. We’re currently getting him ready for his first bodybuilding competition.

This kid is one tough son-of-a-bitch and I’m very proud of what he’s done.

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mass_chaos · May 13, 2009

SIMPLY UNREAL!! Tell him congrats and keep up the good work.

h8tr3d · May 13, 2009

thats tremendous work right there! He should be proud as hell! Just plain awesome

HeavyHitter2 · May 13, 2009

what?! that's awesome bro! great job! he looks great!

Lenny · May 13, 2009

Just awesome....looks healthier and 10 times better. Good work!

michelin · May 13, 2009

major props to Jessie and you Shelby. Thats an awesome transformation.

juggernaught · May 13, 2009

Simply amazing....
Good Work!

Sigmund Roid · May 13, 2009

Helping others.

That is what life is all about. Your clients make tremendous progress. The man simply looks happier and much healthier in the after photos.

triathloncoach · May 13, 2009

Looks Great

He looks happier, healthier and much more positive. You did a great job coaching and he certainly put in the dedication. But is he really healthier?

lynx · May 13, 2009

WOW!

Tell him he looks sooooo much better & to keep up the good work!!! ::ction-sm

muscledoc1 · May 13, 2009

Great trasnformation!!!-i noticed he also has a pace-maker.

Shelby · May 13, 2009

muscledoc1 said:
Great trasnformation!!!-i noticed he also has a pace-maker.

Yes he has a pace maker.

Thanks for the props guys. His self esteem and overall mood have improved tremendously in the last 6 months.
I get more satisfaction out of helping people in that regard, than the actual physical changes they see.

myosin · May 13, 2009

Eating disorder...

Great work Shelby, I am glad he has you there to help him.

Were/have you been able to get into the issues behind his eating disorder? I realize this may be out of your area as it is somewhat a counseling issue. In medicine sometimes we treat the problem, but not the cause and it only ends up rearing itself later.

In issues like this, the person may "overcome" their problem, but if they don't deal with the underlying issues, they then develop some other type of addictive behavior, i.e., many people who get their stomach's reduced end up becoming addicted to cigarettes, or gambling, or alcoholics, etc. It's very interesting. There is usually some type of "control" issues behind this.

Just curious. I don't want to over-analyze, but he has made great progress and would hate to see it affected by something else later on.

Shelby · May 13, 2009

myosin said:
Great work Shelby, I am glad he has you there to help him.

Were/have you been able to get into the issues behind his eating disorder? I realize this may be out of your area as it is somewhat a counseling issue. In medicine sometimes we treat the problem, but not the cause and it only ends up rearing itself later.

In issues like this, the person may "overcome" their problem, but if they don't deal with the underlying issues, they then develop some other type of addictive behavior, i.e., many people who get their stomach's reduced end up becoming addicted to cigarettes, or gambling, or alcoholics, etc. It's very interesting. There is usually some type of "control" issues behind this.

Just curious. I don't want to over-analyze, but he has made great progress and would hate to see it affected by something else later on.

Yes, more often than not I think addictive personalities / behaviors that are "overcome" are really just channeled into new behaviors.

We still like our nucleus accumbens to be tickled, so we find new ways to do that... hopefully healthier ways, and hopefully with a better balance than before.

I think Jessie just reached the point in his life where he said "enough is enough" and he needed to make a change.
That's really the only time anyone ever does anything... when they get motivated enough to do it. It all comes down to motivation.