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I've always been a big guy.. I grew up fast as a teenager. I played football for 6 years, and was always involved in sports in high school. (football, baseball, shotput, basketball, and wrestling) In college my best shape in football was 6'4" 270lbs.. Was in the best shape of my life.. Ran a 4.8 40, really strong and quick. I had dreams of being an NFL player, but that all stopped when I injured my shoulder, and had surgery.

I came back home from College, and got into the tech industry. This is where I became a technology professional, and made my mark. I worked at many start up companies, and made my name known.

However, in 2004 my life came tumbling down when my best friend Benji Cantwell died in a motorcycle accident. This rocked me spiritually, and I basically lost my faith for awhile. In this year of depression, I gained so much weight, I tipped the scale at 400lbs.

I woke up one morning and was determined to lose that weight, and knew I was going to die.. I lost almost 100 lbs in one year.. and since then (2004) I've fluctuated my weight from around 320-350... This has gone on for too long.

I'm deeply involved with my church ministry as a Youth Minister (working one day to be a youth pastor/life coach). I currently work at Google as a Supervisor. I also run my own IT consulting business for Non-Profits and Small Business.

I'm currently at 335, and my goal weight is 240. I'm tired of being this big, I want to experience life. This is as much a spiritual journey as it is physical. I know if I can conquer self through the power and strength of God, I can do anything!! I am determined, no matter how hard this is, to become a success story and encouragement to all here at BeachBody, and to others I encounter.