Team Beachbody Guest

My transformation story:
Born an identical twin, I have the opportunity to see things in myself,
through looking at my brother. I grew up being somewhat active, but never
on a regimen of healthy living. During my undergraduate years, I worked at
UPS loading semi truck trailers and was probably the most fit I have ever
been. It was a part-time job, but 4 hours of loading boxes up to 60 pounds
with a minimum rate of 600 boxes an hour, was a good workout! However, I
started Medical School, and gained weight. During my last year of medical
school, I did lose weight. Internship and residency were not kind to me. I
slowly started to creep upward again, then private practice. I was busier than
ever, but not living a healthy life. Long hours, and sedentary lifestyle with
pharmaceutical representatives bringing donuts, and other fat foods all right
to me also led to my ‘demise.’
I married the love of my life, and I was already at 205 pounds. Then I
started fellowship training. No time for fitness. Then, children came along.
Two wonderful boys are the joy of my life. They were born about 19 months
apart. I gained more weight than my wife! She has always been somewhat
health minded. She worked on getting back to shape, but she was able to go
to a gym and work out as she was a stay at home mom. I tried to go to the
gym, but was not able to structure my schedule for such a ‘commitment’ and
dropped the idea.
I then started talking to one of my colleagues who was losing weight. He
told me he was using P90, as he didn’t have the time to go to a gym. I then
saw the infomercial and was like every other person, eagerly awaiting its
arrival. This was in 2005. I had been snow skiing the year before and tore
my medial colateral ligament on my left knee. I was 256 pounds, the most I
have ever weighed. I had to do something! I started trying the diet by just
the eyeballing method, and the exercises, well, at first; I couldn’t do all the
moves. I was breathing so hard! With time, I made it through levels 1-2, and
advanced to 3-4, all with good results. I came down to 224 pounds at the
end of 90 days, but I was not happy with the results. So I didn’t take my
pictures at ninety days. Also, I didn’t plan on a long term health and work
out regimen so I started slipping backwards. The next two years, I added
back a majority of the pounds; however, I was still using the stairs instead of
the elevators (for the most part).
Here comes 2008, and I am at 252 pounds, a scoutmaster for our boys’
troop, and I am having trouble staying awake late at night to watch them, and
not setting a good example at all. Plus, I am one of the lead adults for our
high adventure, and am to go to Philmont in 2009, which has a weight
restriction based on height. I turned back to my friend, Tony Horton, with
P90. This time, I have a plan for long term health and happiness. Plus, if you
work the diet, it will work for you! After I finish my ninety days, I am going
on with P90X. I have also purchased TurboJam, PHH, TMT, and P90 level 5-6.
I have a hard time keeping up with the moves on TJ.