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Several years ago I began to lose weight. In fact, I lost over 50 pounds in 5
months in late 2003-2004. My starting weight at that point in time was 236
pounds. When I finished, I ended up at 174 pounds. Unfortunately, that didn't
last. I got lazy and busy doing other things. I didn't keep up on my exercise
or my weight loss and over the course of 3 years; I steadily rose to a weight
of 256 pounds by October of 2007. I was in desperate need of finding
something that would get me motivated to lose weight once again.

The fact is, we often times give up on ourselves, like I did, after I lost over 50
pounds. We think once we lose the weight we don't have to worry about
keeping it off, because in our minds we think that we will not gain the weight
back. That was what I thought and I was wrong. You have to exercise on a
regular basis and you have to get rid of all the junk that is in your life.

I knew I had to find something that would motivate me; first it was my good
friend Mike, who showed me a way to lose weight by eating a very high anti-
oxidant dark chocolate. Then to supplement, my brother got me hooked on a
program called P90X, a fitness program presented by Million Dollar Body and
hosted by Tony Horton. In two months with this program I have lost 40
pounds. My weight is sitting around 216 pounds and I am still working on
getting down below the 200 mark.

What I have found is that the first 2 phases of P90X have been a blast. I have
really enjoyed doing this program. I never had a program where you did a
bunch of different things and it made you sweat, breathe, and push hard
every time you did a workout. Obviously P90X isn't for everyone, but I loved
the intensity level and the challenge it offered. For me it was the competition
with myself to see if I could take it to the limits and I did. What an awesome
feeling it is to be able to bring it every time you turn on those videos(I
thought workout videos, were hog wash and didn't really work) and workout
to the best of your abilities that day knowing that you did something
worthwhile that will change your life forever. Phase 3 is coming and I know I
will do just as good. Like I told my friends in the Million Dollar Body Club
forums—Round 1 of P90X is all about losing the excess fat, Round 2 is all
about building muscle and definition. Even with round 1, it is hard to believe
the strength I gained and the weight I have lost, totally awesome. I will keep
you posted!