I had a revelation that tacos, burgers and beer were not helping me lose any weight. When I had to buy some new dress pants to go in on an interview and had to buy a 42-inch waist I decided to buy a scale and weigh myself (first time in years). 282 pounds. I was 185lbs when I graduated high school and about 215lbs running a 6-minute mile with a 60lb ruck sack when I graduated from Air Force tech school. 282lbs, 42-inch waist and I was completely winded (like, sit down, dizzy and gasping for air) multiple times unloading a ton of hay for the horse (tossing 16 bales of hay off a trailer and stacking them three high). It was time for a change.

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