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I hated myself! I hated where I was in life! I hated the way I looked! I just simply hated everything about me! I searched for happiness in many different ways, the worst being food. Like many people in this world, my life has been a rollercoaster and so has my weight. Everything would be going good and the next thing I knew, the rug had been pulled out from under me. My weight was the very same way. Just when I started to lose some weight, the dieting rug would be pulled out from under me and I found myself weighing more than I did before I ever lost the first pound. Eventually, depression set in and made itself a home inside me. It got so bad that I would verbally abuse myself. I would put myself down and call myself names. My wife, with tears in her eyes, would tell me to stop saying things like that about myself. That only made me hate myself more because I knew that hurting me was hurting her. I eventually gained up to around 250 - 260 lbs. which caused my depression to get worse.

I tried many different diet plans and most of them helped me to lose a few pounds but they didn’t teach me how to maintain it. So I started gaining weight shortly after losing it and I lost whatever self-esteem I had left in the process. I was to the point that it didn’t really matter if I lived or died. I just kept thinking, who cares? I knew my wife and family loved me but when you hate yourself as much as I did, you don’t think about anyone else or how they feel because you are too busy feeling sorry for yourself. I kept trying diet after diet and was finally able to find one that helped me to go from 250-260 lbs. down to around 212 lbs. I was able to maintain that for about 3 years but something went wrong and I started gaining weight again. During the 3 years that I was able to maintain my weight at 212 lbs, I still wasn’t happy and my self-esteem was very low.

One Saturday morning, I saw an infomercial for P90X. I have never been one to watch infomercials but, since Bugs Bunny wasn’t on, I said what the heck and I sat there and watched it. By the time it was over, it had definitely gotten my attention. I went to my computer and went to the P90X website to read more about it. I discovered a lot of different programs and spent an hour or so reading about each one. While reading through them, I found the P90X pre-test. I read over it and, without trying to do any of it, I was sure I could pass it without any problems. Needless to say, I failed the test miserably. My eyes were opened to the fact that I was more out of shape than I thought so I ordered the P90 program.

After the first few days on the P90 program, I was almost in tears because I was struggling terribly to get through the workouts. I was ready to send the program back and just forget about it. I told my wife that I didn’t think I could make it through P90. With her encouragement, I started to open up more on the message boards and allowed others to see my struggles. By doing this, I found more support and encouragement than I ever dreamed. A couple of weeks after starting P90, I discovered the many benefits of the Beachbody supplements and, after talking to one of the Beachbody fitness advisors, I changed my eating habits by making healthier food choices. After a few days of taking the supplements and eating healthier, my energy level shot through the roof, my weight started to drop, and I MADE IT TO DAY 90!

The thing that has made me a success is what has taken place on the inside. You can look at my pictures and measurements but you’re not going to see the changes that mean the most to me. I like the way I look much better than I did 90 days ago! I love what I’m doing for myself! I love where I’m headed! I love life! I love myself! I never dreamed that I would go through such a life-changing experience in such a short period of time. My search for happiness has ended. I HAVE SUCCEEDED!