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It was a summer vacation in the Philippines, but Jan Patrick Romero wasnt feeling it. The 32-year-old "professional closer" who splits his time between Norway and the Philippines had a nice list of professional accomplishments, but felt inexplicably unhappy. Hed been trying to work out why, and on that vacation he realized how heavy and out of shape he felt. I was saying to myself, he says, How long am I gonna let this be my story?

Hed always loved food, cooking, and eating. As an adolescent, eating a lot hadnt been much of a problem; Romero was an avid basketball player, even making Norway's Youth National teams. Late in his teens, his interest in basketball waned, but he stuck with the same diet: shawarmas, kebabs, cheeseburgers, pizza, and Coke. From about age 21 his weight yo-yod, as he gained pounds, then tried short-term fixes. I had very little knowledge about nutrition, calories, and macros, he says.

He remembers the low points: stretchmarks, having to borrow larger pants from his father. At his heaviest he weighed 187 pounds. I felt awful, he says. I couldnt believe what Ive done to myself.

Just as he was confronting himself, he happened to get an email about Jeremy Ethier's Built with Science program. He enrolled, telling himself, Ive now invested into developing my body.

He started at about 172 pounds, with something like 22 percent body fat. He wanted to drop around 11 pounds, at around a pound a week. The meal plan, he found, was a challenge. He craved sugar and fast food; for the first four weeks, hed wake up craving chips or chocolate. He followed the plan about 70 percent as his cravings decreased.

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But around the fifth week he started struggling, dropping to maybe a third of his meal plan. In response, he started meditating; he recommitted to his coach, and he started meal prepping and using MyFitnessPal to track his food. He used a spreadsheet to count calories. For the first five months, he never missed a single workout. He cycled through twice-weekly upper body and lower body workouts, with zumba dancing, basketball, and cardio running interspersed. Weekends were for resting.

In three months he lost 11 pounds, while gaining muscle. His body is still changing, he says, and this is the first time in years hes taken a set of before pictures and been happy with the after results. Being able to see the changes kept him motivated. I was shocked to see my six pack popping out after eight weeks, he says. Hes happier and more confident; hes even modeled, which I never thought would happen to me.

Next hed like to get to ten percent body fat, hopefully while freeing up time and income to further invest in his body. The only thing that helps me to keep going is that I have a strong why, he saysafter all his earlier attempts, he now knows what he wants.

Dont compare, he says, if youre looking to make a change. Focus on your own journey. What works for others may not work for you; most importantly, you need a deep sense of why you want to change. The journey differs per individual, he says, so make sure to know your why to the importance of why you are doing this.

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