The FFB Handbook: Proper Care and Feeding for Former Fat Boys
Trials and Tribulations of an FFB
Congratulations. Youāve succeeded where most people have failed. Youāve bucked the obesity trend and have lost a small mountain of fat. You feel better, you look better, and your health has greatly improved. Good for you.
But donāt get too comfortable. You may have won the battle, but the war has just begun. Youāre an FFB, a Former Fat Boy, and you will be for the rest of your life.
Iāve been fighting the war on fat since the fifth grade. About fifteen years ago, I won a major battle. After going from chubby to downright corpulent in college, I lost over 60 pounds just before my senior year. I didnāt do it right and I didnāt look good when I was finished, but dammit, at least I wasnāt fat anymore.
Iāve spent the last fifteen years figuring out how to stay lean while building muscle. Iāve had ups and downs, but Iāve kept the fat off for the long haul. Recently, I won another battle: I went from āmostly leanā to ripped. From fatty to shredded in āonlyā fifteen years! Oh, if I only knew then what I know now!
The most important thing I learned along the way was this: The FFB falls into his own category. He canāt play by the same rules as everyone else.
He may be lean now, but he canāt eat or train the same as a naturally lean guy. He usually canāt use mass diets written by and for people who have never been overweight. Even the rules of additional fat loss and maintenance have to be largely tossed out the window. Heās an FFB and that means he has his own special set of rules.
Youāve lost over 30 pounds of fat (roughly) in the past.
You can gain fat at a frighteningly rapid rate.
Youāve learned that the typical advice concerning bulking, cutting, and even training doesnāt seem to work for you.
You have the urge to smack self-confessed āhardgainersā in the head when they complain about not being able to gain weight or not liking to eat. Poor babies! Smack!
Until now, thereās been very little info out there for FFBs. What follows is a summary of everything Iāve learned as an FFB and from working with other FFBs over the years. Some of this is based on studies and some of it is based on my own empirical data. Everyone is different when it comes to the details; there are a lot of variables involved, but this āhandbookā should be a decent (albeit general) guide for the typical former fatty just trying to stay lean and build muscle.
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