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I used to be very fit. I was in the Navy for 8 years and was very disciplined
about working out and staying fit. It was part of the job. When I left the
service I was still very active – rock climbing, racquetball, skiing and water
sports. Even after I met my wonderful bride Heidi, married life didn't change
my fitness level. Then I went to law school and my level of physical activity

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I used to be very fit. I was in the Navy for 8 years and was very disciplined
about working out and staying fit. It was part of the job. When I left the
service I was still very active – rock climbing, racquetball, skiing and water
sports. Even after I met my wonderful bride Heidi, married life didn't change
my fitness level. Then I went to law school and my level of physical activity
drastically changed and so did my eating habits. I used to eat fairly healthy
until law school. Late night studying with the junk food chaser for energy
changed me – and my appearance. After law school I went to work in a major
law firm and have been pushing a desk ever since. Because of my lack of
activity and unhealthy eating I put on twenty pounds. In April of 2006 my
wife and I lost our son. It was an emotional roller coaster for the next year
and a half as we coped with the loss and tried to move on. My method of
coping was to eat - the more fat and sugar the better. It felt good at the
time but two years later and 20 pounds more has made me not like how I
look in the mirror. Our son's death was an epiphany for me - I didn't want to
practice law. It was too stressful and time consuming: I never had time for my family.
I also realized that I can't “fix” emotions with food. When I made the conscious decision to walk away from the practice of law, a weight lifted off my shoulders. Now, I
have to face where I am now. I’m embarrassed to take my shirt of in public
and won’t look at myself in the mirror without a shirt. Doing a shirtless
picture for this program was a big step for me and got me out of my comfort zone. I want my daughters to be proud of their Dad and how he looks: not embarrassed.
7-19-09 Update: It’s been awhile since I’ve been working out regularly. We bought a bigger house that was older and needed some work. Honey-Do’s, projects and life just got in the way and I fell out of my routine. Then I was diagnosed with gout and tried to get that condition under control: water under the bridge as they say. I started working out again and I already feel better.

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