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My Beachbody story is a long and happy one.....pull up a chair and I'll tell you
about it!!

For me the journey started back on April 2, 2002. Much like countless others,
I
was sorely out of shape, and extremely unhappy with what I had become. I
was a 32 year old divorced cop, sitting on my couch stuffing my face with a
frozen pizza and drinking beer when this commercial for Power 90 came on.
There is this ripped 40-something year old Tony Horton, talking about this
program. Unlike most infomercials, I couldn't turn this one off. I don't know
what it was about it, but I was locked into it. By the end of the commercial, I
was sold on it, so I picked up the phone and ordered it.

About a week later, the program came in the mail and I started it right away.
Despite eating from the lower tiers of Michi's Ladder (the eating guide that
came with the program), I still managed to drop 40 lbs in 90 days, and I
found myself in the best shape I was in since age 18 and fresh out of Army
boot camp.

Well, after completing a couple rounds of P90, I kind of fell back into my old
routine and I quickly gained back 10 lbs (the bad way). A few a months had
passed and I was feeling less than happy with myself, but then as luck would
have it, a commercial came on for Slim in 6. Here was this cute, energetic
Debbie Siebers talking about her program. I must admit, I was a bit skeptical
about how this program would work for men, but it was from Beachbody, and
I was happy with my results from doing my other (P90) Beachbody routine, so
I bought it.

(It was at the beginning of SI6 that I logged onto the message boards for the
first time, and the outpouring of support and advice from the veterans was
absolutely invaluable to my upcoming success!)

So, getting back to the actual SI6 workout itself; I was less than one week
into SI6 when I realized how very wrong I had been with my notion of the
program not working for men or about it being easy! Debbie was absolutely
kicking my butt, and the program whipped me into crazy lean shape!! I
ended up losing a total of 30 lbs in 6 weeks, and this time I had followed the
eating guide to the letter (tiers 1 and 2 of Michi's Ladder)!!

After completing Slim in 6, and with the urging of friends, I sent in my
success story. To my great surprise and elation, I was selected as one of the
Hollywood trip winners. So, I went to California and ended up in the Slim in 6
commercial. It was during this trip that I came to know many of the people
that work for Beachbody, and let me tell you, I've never met a group of more
genuine people that truly care about the customers they serve! It was one of
the most memorable times of my life, and one which I will always treasure!!

After I returned from California I completely immersed myself in Beachbody
programs, buying almost everything they put out! I also became a coach and
now had the incredible opportunity to give back to the community that
helped me forever change my life for the better!

Now, fast forward to December 2008; I'm proud to say that I still push play
every day, eat clean, and use Beachbody supplements to stay on the healthy
path of success.

I've successfully completed numerous rounds of Power 90, Slim in 6, The Slim
Series, Fast 10, Power 90 Master Series, P90X, Turbo Jam, Hip Hop Abs, and
the Slim Series Express

In May and June of 2007, I was honored with an invitation to come back out to
LA, but this time it was to be "one of the kids" in the newly released P90X+
Series! There are 5 workouts total....and these take P90X to the next level!!

In March I finished my 1st round of ChaLEAN Extreme, and now I'm in my
17th hybrid round of P90X (Incorporating P90X+, P90X, One on One, HIIT on
my elliptical, and my ultimate favorite sport, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) - the
ULTIMATE in BRING IT!

Thanks to Beachbody I've learned how to exercise and eat properly. I've
found the happy person that I had lost so many years ago because of being
out of shape. Its amazing to see how much being fit influences EVERY aspect
of your life. In finding fitness I found self-confidence and self-esteem. And
when it comes to being able to help others reach their goals......that has to be
the most amazing gift! I can't begin to tell you how much it moves me to
have someone tell me that I've motivated them to improve their lives, or that
my coaching helped them reach THEIR goals, and now they feel great about
who they are.

Beachbody have truly given me the tools and knowledge of fitness that are
going to last a lifetime! I can never thank the people at Beachbody enough
for giving me a new outlook on life, as well as taking me beyond any self-
imposed limits!

For anybody thats reading this, sitting on the fence, and thinking "does this
stuff really work?", the resounding answer is YES. If your sick and tired of
feeling sick and tired, you've come to a place where you can make all of that
forever change! You can be that fit and happy person you've always longed to
be!

You can LIVE life, or you can EXIST through it. I choose to live it to its fullest
and BRING IT as hard as I can....EVERY DAY!

Fitness is a journey, and Beachbody provides you with the vehicle to take you
to where you want to go!!

Well, thats my story! If I can make the change, so can you! I hope to read your
success story soon!!