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How do you thank a group of people you have never met who, nevertheless have helped you COMPLETELY change your life? How do you describe the feeling when your wife and kids cannot believe the guy standing before them is really you? How do you take in the knowledge that, after only 90 days of work, you have extended your lifespan and quality of life by YEARS? These are all questions that YOU will have to address, once you embark on your own Transformation.

My transformation began almost 3 years ago. I was sitting in a crowded auditorium, listening to my Flight Surgeon tell the assembled crowd about my death. He spoke about a pilot (my age, my weight, my experience level) taxiing in to the terminal. He asked his First Officer to call Operations and went about his business. When the First Officer was finished, he looked over to the pilot who was slumped over the controls – quite dead. The pilot had just been to his Flight Surgeon a couple of weeks previously (I had seen mine a couple of weeks ago). He had been cautioned about his weight (as had I) but his blood pressure, heart rate and general fitness were ‘good’ (exactly as mine had been described). He was married with kids, doing double duty in the office and the air, and was carrying the stress load associated with both (Check, Check and Check...). Notwithstanding the fact that he didn’t fit the profile for ‘classic cardiac risk factors’, he was VERY dead. The Flight Surgeon went on to speak of a (then) new study, called ‘Asteroid’ that had identified a new group of ‘at risk’ people. They had gone back 20 years, re-examined mountains of data and had come to a startling realization... FAR more people were in significant danger of a ‘cardiac event’ than had previously been thought possible. There were five common indicators that should be looked for (I had 2) and there was almost no escaping the inevitable, if aggressive steps were not taken. The GOOD news was that – if taken early enough and aggressively enough, those steps could erase the probability of an early visit to the morgue.

When not in the air, I had spent the last ten years behind a desk. Like a lot of people here, I didn't really see it happening. You look at yourself in the mirror everyday and you tend not to SEE what you are looking at. In my case, the rapidly expanding waistline and sagging body had completely escaped my notice. I got used to my Doctor writing "discussed over weight issues" on his semi-annual check up and contented myself with knowing that he thought was in fairly good condition (note: not "shape"!) for my age. Now, two weeks after my ‘ah ha moment’, I was back in my Flight Surgeon’s office again, looking down at the scale and looking at the 245 staring back at me. I was FAT and I had done it to myself! With his help, I made a good start, getting down to about 225. My work was disorganised and disjointed, however. I had no guidance, goals or plan. I wasn't happy with my overall level of whole-body fitness or strength and I had stopped making progress. The next year passed by with slow weight loss, gradually ending up around 210.

As a professional traveller, I had seen Tony doing his Power 90 informercials for some time, but when I saw the P90X infomercial, I KNEW that I had found the key. I discussed it with my wife, hesitated, prevaricated and finally dedicated and ordered it! As soon as I saw the BOX, I knew I was in for a challenge, but I also knew that I had to rise to that challenge if I wanted to see my Grandkids!

As I sit here writing this, only 90 days later, I am absolutely STUNNED by the change. Not only did Tony and Team Beachbody deliver on their promise to provide an unequalled fitness product, they provided the framework and support to ensure I succeeded. If you DECIDE to do this, and COMMIT to seeing it through, you will SUCCEED - almost automatically! The Team Beachbody approach is unlike ANYTHING I have experienced before. This is NOT a diet or an exercise DVD, it is a Lifestyle Program, and IT WORKS! The results speak for themselves:

12 pounds - LOST,
13% Body fat - LOST,
12 inches and, incidentally, 4 trouser sizes - LOST
New self-confidence and lease on life – FOUND

I hope that my experiences will allow others to see what they can do and achieve the highest levels of fitness and health possible! Beachbody has changed my life and I KNOW IT CAN CHANGE YOURS!

Thank you Tony, thank you Carl, THANK YOU Team Beachbody!