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Thanks to my Family, I have always been involved in fitness. I was very skinny
growing up. My Dad introduced me to weightlifting my 8th grade year to get
stronger for Football. I loved it immediately. I decided I was going to become
a Bodybuilder at 15 years old. The year was 1987. I entered my first
Bodybuilding Competition....and I WON!

I was hooked. I competed for the next three years, winning several more
shows, including the 1990 Teenage Mr. Maine. I also competed against and
defeated another teenage bodybuilder who turned out today to be the
Professional Wrestler, Triple H! I have pictures and a video!

I stayed in "fair" shape during the next 13 ½ years. I joined the Maine Air
National Guard in 1993 and became a Maine State Trooper in 1995. I
remained a Maine State Trooper for 5 years, then I went Active Duty with the
Maine Air National Guard in 2000. Still, I always carried extra body fat around
my waist which bothered me a great deal. I just did nothing about it. When
my wife was pregnant with our fourth child, Ella, I decided that I was going to
"relax" my nutrition for the Holidays. Boy did I ever RELAX my nutrition! I
gained more weight than my wife did! I ended up at 219 lbs and 21% body fat.
I looked and felt horrible. I developed acid reflux and was very
uncomfortable. I was getting severe headaches and didn't work out hardly at
all.

The last straw was when my wife's Grandfather passed away in January 2005.
At his Funeral, Tami's Uncle Paul, who I love to death, was talking to me and
he patted my stomach and said "Wow Mike, I've never seen you with a belly
before!" He wasn't trying to hurt my feelings, so I laughed it off. His words hit
me like a ton of bricks. I had enough.

I was watching TV one day and saw the Power 90 infomercial. A light came on
in my head! I told Tami about the program and we decided to order it. We
made a commitment to ourselves and each other that we were going to
complete the 90 day program no matter what. Having Tami on board with this
program made all the difference in the world. We were eating the same foods
and suffering through the workouts together. Our strength was each other. I
knew we were going to see Tami's Uncle Paul that summer and I wanted to
have a big surprise for him! We completed the 90 days and I went from 219
lbs. to 182 lbs. I had done it! As I had visualized it, I got my chance to show
Paul the hard work that I had done. At a Family BBQ I brought Paul in front of
everyone and told the story. Then I lifted my shirt and showed Paul my flat
stomach! He loved it! I told him that when he patted my belly and said those
words to me in January it hurt. I then thanked him and gave him a hug. If Paul
hadn't given me that unintentional wake up call, I would still be overweight
and unhappy. I owe him for the rest of my life.

Tami and I continued to use Power 90 for the next year. While I was at Air
Force Survival School in March 2006, I received a phone call from Tami who
told me that she had seen the P90X Infomercial on TV. She asked me about it
and I told her that I thought it was an awesome program. She ordered it that
day. We agreed that we would start P90X when I returned home in early April.
Unfortunately, the P90X arrived before I got home and Tami took a look at
some of the workouts, like Chest and Back. "There is no way!" she said. She
said she was "scared" of the X! We were not ready for the X at that point so
we sent it back.

We found the P90 Master Series. It was just what we were looking for! We
completed another year blending the original P90 with the P90 Master Series.
We loved it.

In June 2006 my wife, Tami, became severely ill with viral meningitis. She
ended up in the hospital for four days. The first night she was in the hospital
her fever spiked to over 104 degrees. I had to seriously consider losing the
love of my life and soulmate. It scared me to death. It took Tami 5 weeks to
recover. Her Doctor told her that the only reason she recovered with no side
effects or even survived, was due to her excellent physical condition. I believe
that Power 90 saved my wife's life. Thank you beach Body with all my heart.

This brings us to 2007. I was at 195 lbs. and still wasn't happy with my
midsection. Tami called me on the phone at work and told me that she had
just seen the new P90X Infomercial and ordered P90X. Things were different
this time. We accepted the challenge. We wanted to see just how far we could
push ourselves. We both devoured the information presented in the P90X
Workout Guide and the P90X Nutrition manual. We organized our entire
lifestyle around maximizing our results.

We have gotten mind blowing, life changing, results from P90X!

I started Power 90 in February of 2005 at 219 lbs. and 21% body fat. After
completing my first Round of P90X, I ended up at 168 lbs. and 6% body fat! I
lost a total of 51 lbs. and 15% body fat! I got in the absolute shape of my life!
Life is good!

I completed my first Sprint Triathlon this year and completed a 9.4 mile, 7
1/2 hour ascent/descent of Mt. Katahdin, a mile high Mountain here in
Maine!

I am now concentrating on improving ALL aspects of my Fitness, strength, flexibility, and cardio!

I was selected as a "Top Coach" for Beachbody in the month of
November 2007! Tami and I went to Hawaii in March 2008!

Thank you so much to everyone who supported me in my P90/P90X Journey,
especially my wife, Tami. Honey, thank you for your positive motivation,
unconditional love, and support! I am a better man because of you. You are
the bedrock of my life and I thank God every day for you!

To all my Team Northwoods Extreme Fitness Brothers and Sisters from the
message boards, I love you guys!

Thank you Beachbody, you have changed my life forever! I can never
repay the gift that you have given me, but as a Beachbody Coach, I am going to try!

Live Strong ~ Live Lean

Mike