Hi, I'm a fat ass

Well, I am...now

You see, I wasn't always. In fact, in 2002 I was the #1 ranked karate competitor in the NBL in my regions (3) and ranked #2 in the country in self defense. I was ranked in the top 5 nationally in kata and weapons as well. I placed 3rd in the World Games. The following year I competed in the IKF World Championships in Bucharest, Romania and won Gold for the US of A as a part of the US Kempo team. At 30 years old, I was also about 10 years older than my fellow competitors so this was a pretty good thing.

When I was younger, I had won countless championships. I was lean and mean.

I wrestled in the 142 pound weight class my senior year in high school.

So, back to today. Life, stress, kids, and many other things have resulted in me putting on some poundage. In fact, I run a martial arts "dojo" so you wouldn't think I would be in that bad of shape. But, as many martial artists will tell you, teaching ain't training and its hard to stay in peak shape, especially when all there is time for is teaching and the regular J O B. Oh, and kids. Oh, and I've gone back to school. Oh, and this freaking economy sucks. So, at almost 39 years old, there's a lot going on and going to the gym AIN't one of them.

There's a picture of me from about 6 weeks ago above with my son. About 2 weeks ago the weight was about 252. Enough's enough.

I've tried to do lots of things to get the weight down but nothing seemed to work. Actually, what I think it was is that nothing was working FAST ENOUGH so I didn't stick with it.

Oh, and I love to eat. This is a real problem. Family functions revolve around food. I am out of town a lot so we eat at restaurants a lot. Food... good...mmmm.

Anyway, I am on this program my wife has been doing for a while. You can email or call her if you want. She's not one of those typical multi-level marketing people. She's just a yoga teacher who wants her and her family to be healthy. If you do, too, she can help.

This blog is a diary of my progress. I am about 10 days late as I started Friday, APril 22, 2011. But, I remember everything So I am going to post some stuff about the last 10 days and then I will stay current with it.

Let me say that I am not an endorser of any one product. I am an endorser of my wife who has really taken the reins on this thing and flat out does everything for me. I can't do this without her and it would be hard for anyone to this without help.

I am writing this because its working. We'll see how long it works. If you're reading this, I hope it helps you too. Create a blog and do what I am doing. Get encouragement from others. Tell everyone about it. Lets do it together.