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42 year old father of 4 (including an 8 year old and 5 yr old triplets). Following an ACL replacement, 2 major abdominal surgeries and 6 months of chemotherapy to beat cancer in my early 20's (1994 was a bad year), I found myself giving up all the activities I enjoyed as a child and as a young man.

No more baseball, softball,

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*Check out our Fitness Group on Facebook...Team Proof Positive

42 year old father of 4 (including an 8 year old and 5 yr old triplets). Following an ACL replacement, 2 major abdominal surgeries and 6 months of chemotherapy to beat cancer in my early 20's (1994 was a bad year), I found myself giving up all the activities I enjoyed as a child and as a young man.

No more baseball, softball, skiing, biking, basketball, tennis, running, lifting...nothing. Just work, work, work and I settled into a pretty lethargic life with terrible eating habits. As my 30's came to a close (time flies), I took my dress slacks to the dry cleaner (for the third time) to have her let them out "an inch" to make them more comfortable. Her response was, "Why don't you just lose some weight!" Bless her heart. LOL

I travel a lot and have access to hotel gyms regularly so I began to change my eating habits and working out "a bit". I loved how it made me feel. A co-worker with whom I was traveling told me about Power 90 and how I could do it at home when the kids went to bed and didn't need any expensive, bulky equipment. He loaned me his 3 DVD's and a set of bands and asked me to give it a try.

I completed (2) 90 Day Programs with Power 90 and was amazed by the results. I have since purchased P90x and P90x Plus and have completed them 5 times! Most recently, I completed 60 days of Insanity as well in June of 2011 and have now started lifting regularly at LA Fitness as well as running 10 miles per week! My wife has become a coach on my team and we attended the 2011 Beachbody Coaches Summit in Los Angeles and had a blast!!! My coach is Lee Ratterman and she is terrific.

I lost 32lbs and 5 inches off of my waist initially. I have since added 5 lbs of muscle and lost an additional inch off of my waistline from sticking to my programs. I can boast a 27-28 inch waist, wear anything I want and no longer incur the sarcasm of my dry cleaner! My Body Fat % is now in the single digits! Most importantly, I feel and look terrific thanks to Beachbody Products and know that I can now keep up with my amazing and energetic kids.

Listen, it's no joke. I have plenty of serious physical limitations to consider and also spent 15 years of my only time on this Earth laying on the couch, hand stuffed into a bag of chips and a cold beer within reach. Finally, it dawned on me. I don't like it this way!!! It was just a bad habit that needed kicked...really hard.

I listened to Tony Horton and eased into it carefully...I did what I could, when I could and as fast as I could do it in my condition. By taking Tony's advice for doing your best and forgetting the rest, following the nutrition guide and really "wanting" to change how I looked and felt, I improved rapidly and the extra weight fell off. (In 60 days!) At the end of 90 days my muscles were clearly defined, they were firm, and I was on top of the world! If I can do it, you can to! Let me know if I can help. www.IMProofPositive.com

All I can say is "Keep pushing play, every single day". I love it, look forward to it, have fun doing it and am grateful for the changes in my life it has produced. Self confidence, strength, health, energy, positive outlook, tenacity, happiness...the biproducts of my involvement with TeamBeachbody.com and the Beachbody Community.

I have connected with many people involved in this lifestyle and have convinced others to join in the fun. It's a great way to make new friends with things in common and who enjoy similar activities and sports.

Long/Short: You can't go wrong if you give it your best every day. It's a ton of fun looking back, seeing the improvements and measuring how far you come. Thank you Beachbody! I am "Proof Positive" that Beachbody will change your life.

Michael Fredricks

PS - Look for me in the new 2012 Insanity Infomercials airing Now!

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