I am 38 years old, married, no children from Cleveland, OH. I have a great job in education and overall my life is going fairly well, can't complain.

I have been overweight since I was 8 years old. My parents never taught me healthy eating or portion control so these are habits I had to develop on my own by learning through research and friends.

I went to the doctor for a physical on Sept 12th 2013 and I didn't get good news (not dying). I decided that day that I am not going to be 58 with a ton of medical issues or worse dead due to my love of food.

There once was a time 17 years ago when I went to the gym 4-5 days a week and did some pretty impressive weight lifting, I have decided to bring those days back! My wife introduced me to Fatsecret to keep track of my Caloric intake, and I go to the gym 4 days a week. I love it.

I plan to run a 43 floor stair climb for charity in March 2014 and then The Cleveland Triathlon August 2014. After that, who knows, I might venture into amatuer fitness shows. I have big plans and all them include me being in excellent physical shape!