Hey everyone! I am writing and posting based on the advice of some friends... I have learned that you must be accountable in the conquest of weight loss or your chances of failure are much greater. Well let me give you the quick bio here.. I am 26, live in a small town in Michigan, and get this.. I work at the local gym. I work the front desk and have so much fun.. But with the help of my best friend (and personal trainer) I am back to working out and eating properly. I have been going on and off in December but the last two weeks I have been solid in my diet and excercise program. I am doing six days of cardio a week, which i know some people will think is excessive but I know that if I don't do this ill start slacking off.. lol.. I start weight lifting tommorow morning. My trainer has me doing a simple four day lifting routine, and keeping up at least five days of cardio. Hmm what else to say?? Oh I am a trained chef which makes dieting so much harder.. my core specialty is Italian.. and pastries!! Ok enough about that.. I am posting two pictures, one is of a side shot of me and the other is my back.. In the pics I weigh 294lbs. I told myself I would NEVER hit 300 again! As of today I am down to 279.5! Um not sure what else to say but here we go again!! Thanks for taking time to reading this and I look foward to a great time on here!

Allow me to wish you the best on your journey. I no how challenging it can be to change a lifestyle. Good luck to you and I wish you the best keep us posted. I will be cheering you on. Make those dreams of yours a reality.

You took an important step by taking pics and deciding it's time for a change. Stay disciplined!

Scottdan1 enjoy your transformation.

So if your a chef how about giving us some nice recipes ? Im getting a little sad looking at my omelette's.

Good luck and all the best:tu:

Scott,

You have done an improvement, but it's only the start. As kiOsk says, enjoy your transformation. Now you are in control of your body and you are going to make it healthier and healthier and improve your image tremendously. Congratulations. You only have one life and you are working hard to make it a great life.

Thank you all so much for your kind words!! As for recipes, I am planning on posting some different egg recipes.. My new favorite has been egg white quiche! I can't wait to post my next set of pictures, i am thinking around the the middle of February. The gym I work for also is getting ready to sponsor the "biggest loser" so I am also preparing for that. The winner gets $1,000.00 and a free full service membership here at the gym. Thanks again everyone! Talk to you all soon!
Dan

You seem very motivated and dedicated, I wish you the best!

Defintely good luck. In my experience, people on the forum have been very helpful so if you got any questions you'll definitely get answers.:gl:

Yep, keep at it. Look forward to updates.