Aamir Madadali's guest appearances

Aamir Madadali

Do It For Yourself Podcast

George Bryant

Bobby Maximus

Eric Rosenberg

Tommy Breedlove

Shane Nicolich

Ryan Mitchell

Rob Allen

Tim Ford

Adam Jones

Jimmy Lee

Eric Hinman

Steve Del Monte

Joe Corcione

Ginny Cataldi

Kristen Smith

OwlTail

This is The Do It For Yourself Podcast.  Each week I sit down with someone who is doing it for themselves and chasing a dream they just couldn’t suppress.  This is often speakers, entrepreneurs, or athletes.  They all share one thing in common, they are overcoming challenges and never giving up.  Someone who is Doing It For Themselves is not selfish in their pursuit, they are simply chasing a dream or working towards a goal because it is something THEY want to do.  They are not forging down a path because society or someone is telling them it’s what they should be doing.   This week my guest is Aamir Madadali otherwise known as Captainaamirica on Instagram.  Aamir has an amazing weight loss story to share with us and I am really pleased to share that with everyone here this week.   Aamir started to struggle with his weight around high school and post high school because he was working in the phone industry and found himself eating at mall food courts often and drinking tons and tons of soda.  As things progressed Aamir was definitely pushing his weight higher and higher even though playing sports and staying somewhat active.     One particular situation that Aamir can remember was when he was at a summer camp and he didn't feel well.  He went to see the nurse and she took one look at him and immediately said "You definitely have diabetes".  These conversations became the norm when Aamir had conversations with health professionals.  One particular situation that Aamir can remember that hit him was when his doctor told him that he was going to eat himself to death if he didn't make any changes.     Although Aamir was having tons of conversations with people and they were telling him he NEEDED to change, it was falling on deaf ears.  He wasn't ready to make a change and so he didn't hear things clearly that people were trying to tell him.  The first time when Aamir really knew he needed to make a change was when he saw pictures from a wedding.  He was very excited because of the nice clothes and professional pictures but when the pictures came back he was horrified.  Aamir began to realize he needed to make a change and so he did.  He went on a journey and lost forty pounds and was on a great track.     Still Working for AT&amp;T Aamir applied to work in a store in Chicago that was a very top-level store.  He didn't think it would work out but it did and when he moved to Chicago Aamir went right back into his old eating habits.  Not only did Aamir put the forty pounds back on, but he ended up putting on sixty pounds while he was living in Chicago. Aamire believes that because he was so restrictive with his diet the first time around, this made him go off the rails even harder while living in Chicago.  After living in Chicago for a few months Aamir got promoted again and returned home heavier than when he left.     December came and during a gag gift exchange with his friends, Aamir was given a weight scale.  He knew that it was a joke but at the time he didn't take it that way.  He felt so uncomfortable knowing that these guys were laughing and talking about him.  One of his friends confronted him after this exchange and said to him, "If this is making you this upset, you need to DO SOMETHING".  This conversation was what ultimately lit the fire under Aamir's ass.  Aamir locked himself up for two weeks and began learning and watching every single piece of content that he could find about a weight loss journey.   At the same time Aamir decided that if he was going to go through this journey, he was going to take all of these people who were talking about him through this journey.  He started to document the entire thing on Instagram.  Instagram and YouTube became the place where Aamir found both his information to continue on this journey but also his motivation.  He continued to watch videos all along his journey to keep himself motivated and pushing forward.     The biggest step that pushed Aamir forward was downloading the MyFitnessPal app and he began tracking his calories according to what the app told him today.  On top of this, setting up a routine in his calendar and setting up his day.  Aamir knew if he has this structure, he was going to be successful and he absolutely was.     Through many of the challenges Aamir has faced, building a routine has been the one common theme that has helped him stay on track through anything that has come up.  Even through job changes and the pandemic, Aamir has remained on track because of the routines he has had in place.     Aamir has an amazing story and I was so honored to share it on the podcast.  I hope you enjoy!   Aamir's Instagram   Do It For Yourself Instagram

This is The Do It For Yourself Podcast.  Each week I sit down with someone who is doing it for themselves and chasing a dream they just couldn’t suppress.  This is often speakers, entrepreneurs, or athletes.  They all share one thing in common, they are overcoming challenges and never giving up.  Someone who is Doing It For Themselves is not selfish in their pursuit, they are simply chasing a dream or working towards a goal because it is something THEY want to do.  They are not forging down a path because society or someone is telling them it’s what they should be doing. This week my guest is Aamir Madadali otherwise known as Captainaamirica on Instagram.  Aamir has an amazing weight loss story to share with us and I am really pleased to share that with everyone here this week. Aamir started to struggle with his weight around high school and post high school because he was working in the phone industry and found himself eating at mall food courts often and drinking tons and tons of soda.  As things progressed Aamir was definitely pushing his weight higher and higher even though playing sports and staying somewhat active.   One particular situation that Aamir can remember was when he was at a summer camp and he didn't feel well.  He went to see the nurse and she took one look at him and immediately said "You definitely have diabetes".  These conversations became the norm when Aamir had conversations with health professionals.  One particular situation that Aamir can remember that hit him was when his doctor told him that he was going to eat himself to death if he didn't make any changes.   Although Aamir was having tons of conversations with people and they were telling him he NEEDED to change, it was falling on deaf ears.  He wasn't ready to make a change and so he didn't hear things clearly that people were trying to tell him.  The first time when Aamir really knew he needed to make a change was when he saw pictures from a wedding.  He was very excited because of the nice clothes and professional pictures but when the pictures came back he was horrified.  Aamir began to realize he needed to make a change and so he did.  He went on a journey and lost forty pounds and was on a great track.   Still Working for AT&amp;T Aamir applied to work in a store in Chicago that was a very top-level store.  He didn't think it would work out but it did and when he moved to Chicago Aamir went right back into his old eating habits.  Not only did Aamir put the forty pounds back on, but he ended up putting on sixty pounds while he was living in Chicago. Aamire believes that because he was so restrictive with his diet the first time around, this made him go off the rails even harder while living in Chicago.  After living in Chicago for a few months Aamir got promoted again and returned home heavier than when he left.   December came and during a gag gift exchange with his friends, Aamir was given a weight scale.  He knew that it was a joke but at the time he didn't take it that way.  He felt so uncomfortable knowing that these guys were laughing and talking about him.  One of his friends confronted him after this exchange and said to him, "If this is making you this upset, you need to DO SOMETHING".  This conversation was what ultimately lit the fire under Aamir's ass.  Aamir locked himself up for two weeks and began learning and watching every single piece of content that he could find about a weight loss journey. At the same time Aamir decided that if he was going to go through this journey, he was going to take all of these people who were talking about him through this journey.  He started to document the entire thing on Instagram.  Instagram and YouTube became the place where Aamir found both his information to continue on this journey but also his motivation.  He continued to watch videos all along his journey to keep himself motivated and pushing forward.   The biggest step that pushed Aamir forward was downloading the MyFitnessPal app and he began tracking his calories according to what the app told him today.  On top of this, setting up a routine in his calendar and setting up his day.  Aamir knew if he has this structure, he was going to be successful and he absolutely was.   Through many of the challenges Aamir has faced, building a routine has been the one common theme that has helped him stay on track through anything that has come up.  Even through job changes and the pandemic, Aamir has remained on track because of the routines he has had in place.   Aamir has an amazing story and I was so honored to share it on the podcast.  I hope you enjoy! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/captainaamirica/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aamir's Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/doing_it_for_yourself/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Do It For Yourself Instagram</a>

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