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When I was younger, I used to be in very good shape. I was an athlete all growing up and through college. In college I was 5% body fat and fairly ripped. I dedicated myself to working out daily at the University gyms. I always thought of myself as someone who cared about my health and body and being in shape. However, I find myself at 35 years old, having had a successful career, but one that

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When I was younger, I used to be in very good shape. I was an athlete all growing up and through college. In college I was 5% body fat and fairly ripped. I dedicated myself to working out daily at the University gyms. I always thought of myself as someone who cared about my health and body and being in shape. However, I find myself at 35 years old, having had a successful career, but one that was mostly a desk job, which also included lots of travel and entertaining. I became so busy I didn't take care of myself like I should. I'm now 205lbs at 6'0" tall. I still have a baby face (comes from clean living like never drinking, smoking, etc), but don't like what I see now when looking in the mirror.

The last part of 2009 I also discovered I had a massive and critically serious tumor near my kidneys. It was attached to my vena cava artery. The medical term was that I had an "External Adrenal Pheochromocytoma Paraganglioma". I spent the last couple months of the year out of work, in the cancer center, and in recovery. You can see from my posted picture, which I'm calling by "before" pic my ugly war wound from the whole ordeal. I'm glad to be alive though. This experience coupled with recent comments from my daughter that I was getting old, ugly, and out of shape, not to mention the ugly scar, prompted me to get back to taking care of myself and changing my body. I can't get rid of the scar, but I can sure work to make the rest look better.

So here I am! I decided to "Bring It!" and jump on board with P90X. I have started the last week of July 2010 and doing my best on nutrition and program. Looking forward to seeing the new old me.

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