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It is hard to remember my life before I completed my transformation. For the entirety of my life I was overweight and ate poorly. In spite of being involved with sports I had no understanding of proper eating habits and absolutely hated exercise. In sports I was always the last one to finish running drills. I hated the way I looked so much that I refused to ever take my shirt off in front of anyone. As a teenager I would wait until everyone left the locker room to avoid being seen without my shirt on. In my early 20’s I was diagnosed with severe asthma, chronic acute bronchitis, a heart arrhythmia, and severe patellar tendonitis. In addition to taking many steroids I went off the deep end and ate fast food sometimes 3 to 4 times a day. I had given up all hope and what was worse, I didn’t care. I weighed over 300lbs at the age of 26 and was disgusted with myself, but little did I know it was about to get worse…

One night I woke up barely able to breath from another bout of bronchitis. My attack was so severe that my wife was forced to call an ambulance to take me to the hospital. Sitting in the back of that ambulance I knew something needed to change. The next day I met with a doctor who uttered the words “You will die from asthma before you turn 30 if you don’t do something now”. Before I was born my own grandmother had died of asthma at the age of 44. The doctor said I was on the fast track to join her. Something inside of me changed that day, I refused to be another statistic, and I refused to allow my two wonderful daughters and incredible wife to go without their dad and husband. I finally made the choice to live for myself and my family and stop making excuses in spite of my physical limitations. At that point of my life I had never been able to run a mile let alone been able to stick to any exercise plan, I knew I needed change but I had no idea where to start…

I will never forget the night I stumbled on a P90X commercial. It didn’t take long for me to realize that P90X was the catalyst in helping me reach my health and fitness goals. I loved that I was able to do this intense world class workout program from home and everything I needed was in the program. Going to the gym began to steal time away from my family. I wanted to be able to transform my body and still be able to spend time with my wife and kids. The diet plan was easy to follow and all of the online tools became the keys to my success. WOWY, the forums and my personal coach were incredible; being able to track my progress and stay accountable was truly invaluable. It was encouraging to see the countless hundreds of people who would be on at any given time of the day working hard to reach their fitness goals. P90X exceeded my wildest expectations and delivered the results I wanted and more!

Willpower was not enough to complete my transformation. Only five weeks into my 90 day journey the worst happened, I was diagnosed with double pneumonia. In just one day I went from doing Plyometrics to being stuck on a breathing machine unable to move. I was sick for over 5 weeks. The old me would have used that as an excuse to quit, to back down and to believe that I was just not able to get past my asthma and chronic breathing issues. I refused to give up. Getting back into the saddle weeks later was difficult and often required me to continue working out through asthma attacks, tendonitis pain, and to defy my body. Through the holidays I watched as friends and family gorged themselves on holiday foods while I brought my portioned meals laid out by my coach. My family pleaded with me to join in my old habits, but I stuck to my commitment. Every week I could see the change, and for the first time in my life I was in control of my destiny, I refused to give that up for anything.

Since completing P90X my life has changed forever. For the first time in my entire life I have a defined six pack and no longer fear taking my shirt off. Thanks to P90X I am in the best shape of my life! My physician gave me a clean bill of health and my asthma is now under control. As a result of my fitness level I am now able to run a mile in 4:52 seconds and am stepping back on the football field to play semi professional football this fall. I lost over 100lbs of fat and gained 10lbs of lean muscle mass thanks for P90X! Prior to deciding to be fit I had spent thousands of dollars on inhalers, breathing machines, doctor/hospital visits, and medications treating my condition. I had every excuse in the book and even worse I convinced myself that it was just not possible for me to change. Thanks to the sacrifices of my incredible wife and with the help of P90X I was able to get my life back. If I can do it, absolutely anyone can!