In my recent issue of Runner's World magazine, I was inspired by a story they posted on Chef Luis Bruno. Chef Bruno had battled obesity most of his life. Since he is a chef, I was a bit shocked to read about his after work meals:
"At the end of the day, I'd sit at the bar and drink six to 10 beers and a couple shots of tequila," says Bruno, 37. "Then I'd go home, eat a can of fried Spam, four slices of cheese, a loaf of Cuban bread with mayonnaise, and a bowl of cereal before bed."
Not that you can't become overweight from other types of food but I figured with him being a great chef, he would dine on at least better cuisine. Either way, the amount of food he was consuming was unhealthy. Fortunately, Chef Bruno turned his life around. He went to his doctor who placed him on an emergency supervised diet and he began to hit the gym on a regular basis. What really burned his calories however was his new found passion of running.
He has gone from 400 pounds to 200 pounds and runs marathons. He loves his new healthy lifestyle and his new way of eating. I love reading inspirational stories such as these. His situation is not uncommon today in the US. Hopefully others will find encouragement from his story and add more fitness in their lives.
Read the entire article here.
[tags]runner's world, weight loss, obesity, running[/tags]
