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Hello all!!! My name is Shawn and I am a 30 year old married father of two wonderful children. I live in Hammond, LA, which is a suburb of New Orleans, LA. I have lived in this area my entire life, so I have the privledge and curse of living around the best food in the world!!!

I have been overweight since my first semester of college nearly 13 years ago. My entire early adult life has consisted

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Hello all!!! My name is Shawn and I am a 30 year old married father of two wonderful children. I live in Hammond, LA, which is a suburb of New Orleans, LA. I have lived in this area my entire life, so I have the privledge and curse of living around the best food in the world!!!

I have been overweight since my first semester of college nearly 13 years ago. My entire early adult life has consisted of having fun with friends around a 6 pack of beer and BBQ. Living in the Deep South around New Orleans, everything revolves around drinking and eating. Needless to say, I was/am good at both. With the birth of my son, I told myself I had to get in shape. Three years later, with the birth of my daughter, I told myself I had to get in shape. I have always needed to lose weight, but I convinced myself that I was ok because my blood pressure, cholesterol and other health factors were not affected. As a Registered Nurse, I see day in and day out the effects of obesity on individuals.

In the past few months, I have been reading more books than I ever have in my life. One author, Matthew Kelly, has a message about becoming the best version of yourself. I felt that I was professionally successful, I had a wonderful family and I had good friends that provided solid support. Why did I have to be overweight? This was not being the best version of myself. Furthermore, it was going to give my children a poor role model to look up to as they form their eating and exercise habits.

I have tried and failed so many diet, pill, shake, exercise and other programs over the years. I have never fully committed and I always convinced myself that I'm not that bad... Last month, I sat my wife down and apologized to her for the person I had allowed myself to be. I am not happy with my physical appearance, and we both deserve better. It is not fair to her and my children to have an overweight husband and dad. I resolved that I would change. P90X is the answer we have been looking for.

In 10 days, I have already lost 5 pounds. I feel energized about the program. I enjoy the exercises and find that I have not been hungry since I started. My wife is totally committed as a partner to help me improve my health. She is helping with meal prep and healthy recipes for us. I am joining this forum to give me additional support for when/if I hit any of those plateaus that will discourage me. I am ready to be a new, healthy person. P90X is going to be the catalyst that allows that to happen.

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