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My name is Matthew and I am a 34 father of 4. I am the Network Administrator for 2 companies in North Alabama. My kids are 9,7,5,& 2 which makes for a very active life. It was the fact that I was not being active with my family and watching them play without me that made me want to make a change.

When I was growing up I was always the shorter skinny kid. I was always moving by playing outside, swimming at the YMCA, or playing sports. I never had a problem with weight until I graduated college. I did not add all the weight overnight but it was a slow adding of pounds the sneaked up on me. When I started college I weighed 130lbs and was 5'10". In 2006 I had grown a few inches in height but also everywhere else. I topped the scale at 220lbs and it was time for a change. I made this life-change for my future health since I have heart disease and Type 2 diabetes on both sides of my family. I wanted to make sure that I am healthy but also that I pass good eating and fitness to my kids.
I know have more energy and I am able to keep up with my young kids with energy to spare. I recently went back for blood work and all my numbers are in the normal range. I dropped my cholesterol by 38 points and my Blood Pressure went from 130/95 to 106/52. These are the numbers knew I needed to achieve and thanks to Beachbody and the hard work I had to put in I have achieved my goals. How are you affecting you families health? I can help just ask me how!

My Progress

My fitness goal: Build Muscle

Transformation story

I was an extreme couch potato that would watch my kids play in front of the TV. I had seen the P90X infomercial for years and thought to myself I would love to look like that but I'm not doing a DVD workout. In 2006, I reached my heaviest weight of 220lbs. The day I felt my double chin was the day I knew I had to make a change. I went to a local gym and signed up thinking this was the answer to all my problems. I went everyday at my lunch time and worked out based on the worksheet they gave me at the gym. They were great exercises, but I did not know-how to do the correct form or how to really push myself. I started to fade on going everyday so I started going to the Bootcamp class the gym offered. In the 2 years of going to the gym I lost 8lbs. In Dec 2008, I was once again watching TV when the P90X infomercial came on and I thought to myself "What would I look like if I gave everything I had for just 90 days?" Well I gave P90X everything I had, and in 90 days I went from 212lbs to 191lbs and 27% down to 15%. This has now become a passion to stay fit and eat healthy. My wife helped me get started on this fitness journey and now it is a family affair with healthy eating and daily exercise.

Programs

Meal plan:

Your current meal plan is: Low-Carb Express at 2700 calories.

Workout programs:

P90X®

ChaLEAN Extreme®

P90X One on One™

Slim in 6®

INSANITY®

Gear:

P90X Chin-Up Bar

Heart Rate Monitor