Preparing for my Journey

Pictures of me before I started to loose weight.
I had reached 265 lbs couldn't run a mile. Couldn't walk up stairs without getting winded.

On February 1st 2010 I looked in the mirror and hated what I saw. I had made numerous attempts at loosing weight but they were always short lived and to hard to stick to. I tried starvation diets and minimal exercise as my plan. For years I hated what i looked like and the terrible shape I was in I was just not able to stick with weight loss long enough and smart enough to accomplish my goals.

I had chosen hobbies that were all sedentary and spent my time playing internet games, riding quads at the coast and watching TV. I had a habit of chewing tobacco that I had stopped but was using mint chew as a crutch. I ate my stressed and stressed about kid issues and a past divorce that seemed to always cause issues in my current life. I would find myself on the phone getting stressed out and standing in front of the refrigerator door open pulling food out and inserting it into my mouth. My diet consisted of about 4000 calories a day on most days and it was all food that was fast to make. pop in oven type like pizza and chicken nuggets.

My last drs physical was borderline to say the least. I had a cholesterol level of 205 my blood pressure was 136/84 and a resting heart rate of 86. I maxed out the stress ekg really fast and had a small run of tachycardia, The dr stated that I passed but I felt like I failed.

I had a hard time finding clothes that fit, the ones that did fit seemed to big huge and made me look even bigger. If they didn't fit they seemed to tight and showed my fat. I had attended (my very dear to me) nieces weeding and wore the only thing i had left that fit. My wife being the photographer that she is took pictures of me dancing with her because she knew I would want memories of such a great occasion.

I was shocked at how bad I looked to say the least.
I was about as discussed with myself as I have ever been and found myself depressed and wondering how I was ever going to change my life I had tried many times and always failed.


On Febuary 1st of 2010 I asked for help. Not from your typical person like Julian Michaels. Or calling a 1 800 number for the latest books, pills or powders to take.
I quietly went outside and had a long talk with God. I knew I needed a ton of help and I asked for his help in a big way. His answer came over the coarse of a year and with his assistance I was able to change every aspect of my life.

The following is my story.