Here I am. In full glory. I'm not sucking in the gut, not looking down to minimize the double chin and not smiling. Not a pretty picture, is it?

In short, I'm tired of being this way.

Maybe you're like me. I was the "fat kid" in elementary school and I swear, the names I was called still haunt me. In high school, I was an athlete but bever felt like one. I always felt like the "fat kid." Well, no more.

I hit the big 40 on June 15th this year. Now, I know I'm not going to be at my goal weight by then (should have stared sooner), but I certainly can make a huge dent in the progress.

I have been wanting to do this for a long time. However, my eye opener was when my Doctor told me I needed to lose weight or I was going to run into some health problems. Enough said, Doc! I'm on board!

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