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I have struggled with my weight my entire life - often times losing and gaining as much as 50 or 60 pounds inside of one year. Funny thing is that I've always been incredibly athletic for my size and was often even a play maker in the team sports that I played - that kind of became my excuse that it was okay to be fat, so long as I was an athletic fat person. My DNA requires that in order

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I have struggled with my weight my entire life - often times losing and gaining as much as 50 or 60 pounds inside of one year. Funny thing is that I've always been incredibly athletic for my size and was often even a play maker in the team sports that I played - that kind of became my excuse that it was okay to be fat, so long as I was an athletic fat person. My DNA requires that in order for me to lose weight and keep it off, I have to work out intensely every day for at least an hour and abide by a very strict nutritional regimen. The problem with that is that I've been a CEO and senior executive doing "business as usual" for the past 8 years now; and that means breakfast meetings, lunch meetings, cocktail meetings and dinner meetings on a regular basis. Along with that comes less time to exercise, less time with friends and family and of course a good dose of STRESS and anxiety.

What a freaggin racket!! The first part of 2009, I was doing so well, I had lost a ton of weight, was progressing impressively in my BJJ and Muay Thai (Martial Arts) training. Doing workout sessions everyday, often times twice a day. Then I was convinced to start a new company (mind you I already owned a few companies and my plate was full)... being the entrepreneur that I am, I jumped right in... and of course the normal set of circumstances that always sabotaged my success in the past, began to take place. Long office hours became the norm, I innocently started canceling one or two workout sessions per week and then I told my trainer, "let's take the next two weeks off as I've got a lot of meetings coming up" - then weeks became months with an occasional text or email message, "how have you been" etc. Then one day (7 months later) I show up at his training center (North Texas Mixed Martial Arts Academy) - and he looks at me up and down and says, "WOW!!!" - I just looked down and said, "I know". I had gained 70 pounds over that time period. It just so happened that the "new company" that I started had dissolved; I had major disagreements with other parties and just dropped the start up company all together. I ended up with the heartache of a failed project, lost investment capital and had gained 70 pounds.

After much soul searching I decided that I was done with "business as usual" - a friend of mine presented to me Beachbody products and the Coach opportunity. After 3 weeks of research and answering all of my questions and concerns, I decided to go all in. I like to Go-Hard or not go at all... hence all of those dinner meetings consisted of overpriced red meat, red wine and cigars. This year I fired the CEO, which just happened to be me - I'm grateful for this opportunity and look forward to life changing results and a new life from here forward. I have five kids and want to be here a long time for them.

Oh and PS: I'm too embarrassed to put my before picture, but one day I will... for now just imagine a hispanic looking Shrek.

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