{"id":32389,"date":"2022-07-08T01:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T01:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fitfatherproject.com\/?p=32389"},"modified":"2023-11-02T01:48:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T01:48:30","slug":"breaking-bad-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitfatherproject.com\/breaking-bad-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Bad Habits: How Fit Father Martin Tackled Various Challenges In His Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

B<\/span>reaking bad habits is never easy. But when you find a way to do so it can pay major dividends!<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever tried to lose weight and get into a workout routine, you\u2019ll know that it\u2019s not always smooth sailing.<\/p>\n

There are ups and downs with almost every attempt, and it\u2019s a continuous course correction where you have to take the losses with the wins, but ultimately never give up.<\/p>\n

Fit Father Martin lost 40 lbs in 5 months, broke his bad habits, changed his physique, and won $10,000 in our 2021 Transformation Contest for his efforts!<\/p>\n

But getting there wasn't easy, as Martin had to overcome many challenges in his life.<\/p>\n

It all began when his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013, then lost her battle with the deadly disease in 2016.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShe and I had both been smokers for as long as we'd known each other. Anytime she tried to quit smoking; we could never get on the same page. So we kept smoking, and I felt really guilty about that because my kids watched that, and just watched their mother pass away from cancer. And I knew at that point, I had to quit, so I just did.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Quitting smoking was great, but, unfortunately, Martin traded one bad habit for another, and his eating got out of hand.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy job as a police officer keeps me pretty active. So I thought, ‘I'll just work it off once I get back into the flow of things.' And that never really happened, but I just kinda kept trudging along.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Martin got married again after a few years and it helped a lot with his mental stability. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, on the physical front, he wasn't breaking bad habits. <\/span><\/p>\n

He had more responsibilities and stress, and his eating habits got even worse. As did his drinking habits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo now I'm up probably 50 pounds from where I was and my cholesterol was horrible. I also started drinking way too much, and that led to depression.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Listen to Martin's Story on the Fit Father Project Podcast:<\/h2>\n