Starting weight: 260 lbs
Current weight: 198 lbs
I've enjoyed food since I was a little kid. I'd travel far for a good meal. I enjoyed food so much. In fact, that at one point my weight was up to 275 lbs. After college graduation, I dropped some of my excess weight but still hovered around 260. In the summers I'd drop to 230. After the recent holiday season, with my wedding getting closer, I looked at my big belly and man boobs and decided I needed to change. My fiancée had asked me to get her a trial gym membership for Christmas, so we could lose weight together. I had been going to the gym for a year already but I never really lost any weight; I only gained some muscle under my fat. One day I received a letter home from Premier Fitness informing us about their big loser competition. Immediately, I realized that this would be the perfect motivation for us to get in shape. I contacted my fiancé and asked her to join me so that we could compete as a team.
Upon meeting my trainer, Teddy Guerzon, I told him that I wanted a six pack, I wanted to lose my man boobs, and I wanted to win. My fiancée Nicole just wanted to lose some weight and get healthier. Teddy looked at us, smiled, and said, "Let's do it!" Teddy went above and beyond his duty to make sure Nicole and I succeeded in this competition. He taught us a healthier diet and better eating habits. He also showed us many new exercises, which was especially helpful for Nicole, who had never used an exercise machine in her life. Our schedule was difficult, as we both worked full-time and have two children. However, Teddy was always there (although sometimes exhausted) to train with us. I started doing cardio for the first time ever. Nicole started lifting for the first time ever. Even when we thought that we couldn't win the competition, Teddy would brush that off and point out that the real goal was to be healthy and look good. Teddy's awesome workouts and motivation coupled with the dotFIT supplements really helped us to achieve our goals.
This whole experience has been life changing for my entire family. Even my children are eating healthier home-cooked meals daily, which was not the case in the past. My weight has gone from 260 lbs. down to 198 lbs. My waist has gone from a size 40 down to a 34. My t-shirts have gone from XXL and XL down to as small as a medium. Nicole lost forty pounds, three pants sizes, and is still losing. The only bad part of the whole experience was having to buy new wardrobes! We have never eaten healthier in our lives and I have never looked or felt better thanks to Teddy Guerzon, dotFIT, Premier Fitness, and the Big Loser competition.