In the Winter of 2002 I was hospitalized with Anorexia at the Toronto Sick Kids Hospital. Many factors come to play as to why I ended up in the hospital.<br /><br />In short, a year prior to my hospitalization everyone in my family had health issues, including me.<br /><br />I ended up using food as a form of control to forget about the negativity that was happening and the stress/pressure of getting into university. I ended up in the hospital at a weight of 120lbs and my heart not being able to keep up with me. Had I gone to the hospital a day later, I may not have been here today.<br /><br />After leaving the hospital on my own account, clearly not ready yet, I struggled with gaining and liking life, but slowly but surely through the help of friends and internet forums like bodybuilding.com I was able to start gaining and getting a more positive outlook on life. As I began to eat normally and started seeing body composition changes, I began to have more confidence. I even after a year or 2 started to help others with their problem, and people were referring to me as an inspiration.<br /><br />Years of training made me smarter, stronger and I took my body to a state that I can finally say I am pleased with. I learned many lessons and made many mistakes along the way, but it has made me better inside and out today.<br /><br />Now it is time for the ironic part of my story...the part that has made me one of the world greatest eaters today.<br /><br />In the early part of 2007 a few of my buddies and me went out to a breakfast pub. A few of us, including me ordered a dish called the linebacker (which consisted of two pieces of every breakfast item you can think of). To everyone's surprise I finished my plate before anyone else got through a quarter of theirs. So we asked what the record was in the restaurant for linebackers consumed and it was two in an hour....so I did four plates.<br /><br />After that I attempted and smashed restaurant records, competed in online eating contests and did challenges that were posted as impossible online. I posted all my videos online.<br /><br />Then in February of 2008 I was contacted by Arnie Chapman, the chairman of the Association of Competitive Eaters, and he told me I would be the best in the world one day. He invited me down to California (free trip, so obviously I went) to compete in the North American Collegiate Eating Championships. I went down with high expectations, but didn't expect to outeat the competition by the amount that I did. I managed to compete in 9 events in 2008 and won every event, and broke every World Record at each event.<br /><br />The future for me is quite simple. I want to be the best at what I do. I want to be the best competitive eater in the world, but I want to inspire those who have struggled with eating disorders as well.<br /><br />My career will never be competitive eating as I am a graduated Mechanical Engineering Student at McMaster University, but it will always be here on the side. I want to combine my passion for Aerospace with my talent for eating for as long as I can.<br /><br />Get the Furious Pete Documentary here - http://www.furiouspete.com/products-page<br />A 'Like' and 'Fav' is really appreciated :) Thanks for watching!<br />Get AWESOME FP Shirts! - http://www.furiouspete.com/products-page<br />My place for all my Fitness and Supplement Needs - http://bit.ly/11TnUfi<br />Subscribe to future videos! - http://bit.ly/Sub2FuriousPete <br />Get some sweet outdoor goods - http://bit.ly/AwesomeSportingGoods<br /><br /><br />Follow Me:<br />Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/Furiouspete123<br />Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/furiouspete<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/furiouspete<br />YouNow - http://www.younow.com/users/furiouspete<br /><br />Send me stuff:<br /><br />Furious Pete<br />1801 Lakeshore Rd W Unit 6<br />PO Box 52559 Turtle Creek<br />Mississauga, ON, L5J 4S6<br />Canada<br /><br />Check out my other Channels:<br />Vlogs - http://www.youtube.com/furioustalks<br />Supplement Reviews - http://www.youtube.com/suppsreviews<br />The Furious Dog - http://www.youtube.com/thefuriousdog<br />Furious Eats - http://www.youtube.com/furiouspete<br />Furious GamePlay - http://www.youtube.com/FuriousGamePlay<br /><br />Thanks for subscribing!<br /><br />For Business and Bookings Inquries - Businessinquiries [at] thecollective-la.com or events [at] furiouspete.com
