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Todd Ryther Won $1,000 in September 2009

Twenty-nine-year-old Todd was a far cry from the in-shape high-school football player of his youth. Now weighing 333 pounds, he could barely keep up with his 2-year-old daughter.

"We'd play for a few minutes, and I'd have to take a break and tell her well maybe tomorrow we'll play again or maybe in a little while because I'd be out of breath."

His day consisted of sitting in front of a computer at work, watching TV when he got home, and eating whatever he could get his hands on, but with a second child on the way he kept thinking he should do something about his weight.

"My wife was pregnant with our second child, and I just wanted to be around for them for a long time so that I could play with them and do the things they wanted to do."

Over and over again, Todd told himself that he needed to make a change for his family. Then he finally realized he had to make a change for himself. He didn't want to be the fat guy anymore. He wanted to live an active, healthy life.

"I also realized that I had to do it because I wanted to do it."

Todd felt like he had watched a hundred infomercials for P90X®. The program looked great. It wasn't a gimmick, just good old-fashioned diet and exercise—just like he used to do when he was on the high-school football team. While researching P90X on the Beachbody® Web site, he thought he wasn't quite ready for the X, but he was ready for Power 90®.

"I was reading through some of the Message Boards. I realized I probably wasn't ready for P90X. That's when I stumbled upon Power 90. One of the forum members had a lot of success so I said, okay I'll start that."

But before starting the workout, he went through the meal plan. Following the nutrition guide, he cleaned out his cupboard and threw away all the junk food. Then he began day one. It wasn't easy at his size, but he kept Pushing Play despite sore knees and an aching body.

"The Beachbody programs make it so easy. They give you the nutritional information. They give you easy-to-follow programs, and they're there for you every step of the way with the Message Boards and with all the tools that they have."

After 90 days of Power 90, Todd dropped 63 pounds and was ready to bring it with P90X. Two rounds later, he has shed a total of 133 pounds. One-hundred thirty-three! He no longer gets winded when playing with his kids, and his healthy lifestyle has caught on with everyone in the family. Todd's wife is eating healthier and exercising. His oldest daughter is making smart snack choices without being reminded. For all of Todd's hard work and dedication, he is a $1,000 winner in Beachbody's September Million Dollar Body Game®.