My battle against ‘fat John’ has been won – but let’s not waste any time, here is what I’ve done: – Lost 51lbs of body weight (226lbs to 175lbs) – Reduced body fat by 21.6% (32% to 10.4%) – Reduced 9” off my pant size (40” to 31”) Those are live […]
My name is Matt. I’m from San Antonio, TX and I’m 30 years old. And at 30 years old, I’ve accomplished a somewhat rare feat. What is that feat, you ask? Well… at the age of 30, I look better, feel better and am in better health than I was […]
I moved to the United States from Puerto Rico when I was 4. I started playing baseball at a very young age and continued playing until high school. But after feeling “burned out” from the sport, I decided to call it quits to focus on my academics. At this point, […]
I grew up in a large family. With 17 children being raised by a single parent, there wasn’t always enough food to go around in our household. My mom worked hard, but we often lacked attention when we grew up. Throughout my adolescence I had a thin build, but I’d […]
I’ve always been the big kid for as long as I can remember – in elementary school, I was “husky”, in middle school I was “chubby”… and in high school I was obese. I was the heaviest kid at my school. It got to a point where I would make […]
An amusement park and a hula hoop saved my life. I was overweight since childhood, but nothing pushed me to truly change until an afternoon at the local amusement park. My four-year-old daughter and I had climbed onto the pirate ship when I realized the attendant couldn’t push the safety […]
I don’t know how to begin this testimony. My heart gets tight even thinking about writing it. Just thinking about it takes me to a place I don’t really want go. I guess I never really, really, really thought about why I became the “fat guy”. In high school I […]
My transformation story started three and a half years ago. At 5’9” and weighing 306 lbs., I was a miserable thirty-three year old food addict that wore a mask of happiness every day. I was the butt of jokes from others and even myself. I tried to pretend I […]
I was a big girl my whole life – constantly facing the everyday battle of judgment, criticism and bullying since grade school. I had no knowledge base when it came to health or nutrition. As I grew older, the severity became more apparent and recognizable in my life. By the time […]
