Heres a great story from Stuart Humber for our #transformationtuesday I feel my life, and the way I actually look at Life and approach it, is split into two eras. I remember this split as if it was yesterday, but it was actually 2 years ago now. This was a day in September 2012 I went to visit a friend who has now turned into more like a brother. At the time, the visit was quite random and just to have a coffee, but I pretty much broke down in tears for about 3 hours telling him how unhappy I felt about everything. I hated my job, I was constantly drinking and smoking, I wasn’t being the best husband and father I could be, I was having bad mood swings, and comfort eating all the time. I was overweight even though I was addicted to exercise, probably training 15 -20 times week as an escape from my life, but still no healthier, stronger or quicker. I felt that, at 39 years old, I had become the person I was going to spend the rest of my life being. What had led me up to this day was a succession of bad life decisions. I would constantly be looking for the greener grass; always looking for a quick fix. It could have been a quick financial fix which led to more debt; It could have been a quick weight loss fix, which led to more weight; it could have been a quick “happy family” fix which would quite often lead to arguments; it could have been a change of job or house or even country. Whatever scheme I got in my head at the time turned out wrong because it wasn’t the scheme that was wrong. I spent a lot of money on therapy shopping, all of which cost our family a lot of money and put us in a very difficult financial situation, which in turn put my family under a lot of pressure. I would constantly find fault in every part of my life. I found fault in my wife, my children, my house, my finances, my work, my health and fitness, etc. etc. What I came to realize when I was drinking that very nice cup of coffee in Mikey’s house in September 2012, with tears running down my face, was that I was the problem, and it hit me so hard. I felt years of guilt and disappointment in myself. I had put my family through a nightmare just because they loved me they stayed around, but at the same time I felt like someone had switched the light on. I felt my life would be better from that day because I could see who I was supposed to be. I wasn’t sure how I was going to get there at the time, but that in itself excited me. For the first time in a long time I felt my life wasn’t set out for me: I felt for the first time I was about to start a journey and not just exist. Within weeks I had changed my job. I had pretty much given up drinking and smoking, calmed my training down and redirected it towards something that would open doors for me - Martial Arts. My new job allowed me the time to train very hard with Mikey in the Martial arts, and this led to me believing I could be an instructor. So I paid the money and started my journey. 18 months after that day in Mikey’s house I became a Martial Arts and fitness instructor with my own school. I had given up the security of the new job I had acquired 18 months before to live a life where I was totally reliant on myself, and it felt so good. I had changed my career, my health, my training and my personality by becoming more confident and more of an extravert, which allowed me to lead a class of students. I hope I was becoming a better father and husband because the mood swings were less frequent and my mood in general was better, but there was still something missing - I was still unsatisfied. I woke up most days tired and I was still overweight. I had something inside telling me there is more I need to be me. Taking a step back six months to my instructor training days, I was introduced to a man called Karl Whitfield by one of the lead instructors in my training program. I was told that, because of the changes I had already made in my life, Karl could maybe take me to the next level. He had developed a healthy living program called Mother Nature’s Diet. I had never heard of it before, but decided to send him an email and, over the next few weeks we got chatting by email, through facebook, over the phone and in person. What I learnt from him in these few short months has changed my existence and my family’s life forever. Everything I was looking for throughout my life; everything that was making me turn to drink and smoking; everything that was making me miserable, keeping me overweight, giving me mood swings, holding me back from being the person I wanted to be but failing every single time, was explained to me through Karl and Mother Natures Diet. I lost weight, gained more energy and understood exactly where I was going and how I was going to achieve it. I became more driven, more ambitious, and more balanced. I believe 100% I have extended my life by at least 20 years and will be in amazing health and fitness all the way to the end. To have the energy to train, work anything from 8 to 16 hours a day, and still have energy for my family, is awesome. Home life is the best it has ever been. This is why, with my hand on my heart, I 100% believe in Mother Nature’s Diet, and will be sharing all which I have learned with whoever is listening to hopefully make changes in their own lives in a similar way. This is how I went from a 16 stone, miserable, depressed and moody lorry driver, to a 12½ stone Martial Arts and Fitness Instructor with firsthand experience of what true good health is, and standing by Karl’s right hand I am ready to help bring MND to thousands of people. Keep it up Stuart and wish you all the best! (Y) Cheers!
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 23:00:02 +0000
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