After 2 weeks! Biggest surprise ever!



HOLY COW!! HOLY COW!! I just wanted to see if I could do something I always said I'd never do and couldn't do. However, I think I just found the most effective gym membership. Ok, look, I know it's still nothing to write about - despite the fact I'm doing it anyways - but the truth is that I have made more progress with my physical goals in 2 weeks than I have in 6 months of gym work and diet. Granted, I didn't work out faithfully, but in 6 months I should have seen some progress. It's not like I had been eating whatever I want during lunch break. Truth be told, most times I don't even eat a real lunch.

So, again, it's nothing to brag about but I just want you to see the results of 2 short weeks. Heck, I would have been happy to get them in a month and a half. Now, do you think I'm motivated to keep going? Do you think I have found another reason to run? And do you think I am becoming a believer?

This is 2 weeks of light work (light work doesn't mean it was easy):
                   
                  May 26, 2012                                            June 2, 2012
I got tanner from running in the sun a couple of times - everyone always teases me that I am pretty white for someone who calls himself a brown man - and a haircut, those are the obvious changes in the photos. The least obvious changes are in my face, which is a bit thinner, my neck line is also trimmer and my arms are a bit more toned. Another thing you may notice is how bad my posture is, that's seriously messed up, I have some nasty scoliosis going on apparently. I need to see a chiropractor, fast! I have running to thank this to also I guess, since I wouldn't have taken those pictures otherwise.
Anyways, people keep telling me I look slimmer too. So pictures and casual comments can't all be lying. So what do you think? Does it make you want to give it a try? By the way...
This is my new gym. The membership costed me less than $50 for... well, until whenever they wear out. 
If you're interested in checking out shoes like mine for running, you can just do a click on the image, it'll take you to Amazon.com and  you can buy them there. You could go for the Vibrams but these work great for me and they are about half the price.
            

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