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updated 10.10.05

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In the spring of '01 I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea. Once I got the throat surgery out of the way, I knew I'd have to get the weight off. I had peaked at 275 lbs! I had to loose a lot of weight for several reasons.

1). I knew that the surgery was only part of the cure. I also had to loose the fat around my neck, which meant I had to loose it everywhere.

2). I wanted to start getting more oxygen into my system; I felt I needed to make up for lost breathing over all the years I was affected by the apnea. Sound weird? Well, try and understand it from my perspective... I feel like I got robbed.

3).I've seen several friends my age, and some older folks, become Type II Diabetics. Being overweight, eating too much sugar and starch and no exercise is a sure fire way to end up diabetic. It's becoming an epidemic, but I can prevent it by getting to and maintaining the right weight. If I don't it's my own damn fault.

4).I want to start scuba diving. Gotta get fit before I take this on... I don't want a problem to happen at 50 feet down and be too outta shape to save my self.

I found a cool place half way between home and work. It's a one-of-a-kind gym, not a franchise. No juicers, and no meat market. It's called Better Body Maker. I started training 3 times a week, half hour workouts. And I started 30-45 minutes of cardio on my non-workout days. They put me on a meal plan, and proceeded to beat the tar outta me. In 1 year I was down 57 lbs. My body fat went from 34% to 21%

In may of '05, my Dad got ill, and things got pretty rough for a while. It's knocked me off my food and cardio routines, and I'm training only twice a week. Up up about 10 lbs, right about 200. But my Pop is recovering, and as he gets back on his feet, I can get back to business.

At the gym they're more interested in the BMI, or bodyfat percentage. There have been weeks when I've come in 2 lbs heavier, but it's been lean-body gain, not fat. My goal is to get to about 16% fat... that would be phenominal at my age.