This all started once my son was born. After living the majority of my life as a "big" guy I really had no need or desire to do anything about my weight or the way I looked. I was 270lbs when I first met my son. I will never forget the look in his little eyes as I introduced my self to him and into this world and realized how much love I had for this little person. As time progressed he required more of me. One day we were playing and i could not keep up with him, i was out of breathe and strength...that day changed my life forever. That was the day I decided I needed to make a change for the better of my family. To set an example for him. To make sure I lived my life to make his a better one. Started working out in November/December of 2008 at 270lbs. Was 180lbs by July 2009 (thank you P90X). My current goal is to get down to a single digit BF% and see some abs. Then put my body through some benchmark tests, possibly run a marathon one day and there after an iron man....transforming my body into a machine one day at a time.