Somebody's eating his spinach

This morning I was looking through an old Facebook album from our Saipan days, and I was pretty shocked by, sorry babe, but how scrawny Eric was a year ago. I guess while we were on the island, Eric had more important things to do than work-out. He lost nearly 20 lbs when we was Branch President.

The 2 before shots on the left were taken in Aug '09 (right before we left Saipan). The pictures on the right were taken today. He's gained about 25 lbs of mostly muscle since he's been back on the mainland. Not too shabby, right?

Viewer Discretion is Adviced: Exposed Muscles

Saturday Eric and I were introduced to a whole new world. A world of fake tans, protein bars, egg whites, and bulging muscles. We were there to support our good friends and pseudo relatives. Beck and Chris are the perfect examples of why you should never judge a book by its cover. Becky is a sweet, polite and very intelligent little English girl, and Chris is a professionally trained chef. They've both been training and dieting like crazy for the past few months. (They also have 2 young children) It was definitely a strange atmosphere - seeing unnaturally dark-skinned people with their bright white eyes and teeth, their 0% body fat, and their big veins and muscle mounds, walking around casually with only a few sequins to cover up their unmentionables. I learned, however, that for at least some of the contestants, it's not all about vanity and ego, for some - like our friends - it was about fitness, reaching personal goals, and gaining confidence.
Becky is 3rd from the right.	Far right.
Chris is 2nd from the left.	The pose-off. A strange world indeed.