It’s officially been an entire year since I started my site!  What a year it’s been… I feel like I’ve changed so much in almost every aspect of my life.  It’s been a really amazing year.  There have been some downs, but that’s life and I did my best to learn from them.  More importantly, there have been a lot of ups - I’ve met a lot of really great people - some of which have become good friends and I’ve shared some really memorable experiences with them.

I feel like I’m finally clear on what’s important in life and I’ve aligned myself on track with that.  I’m comfortable being myself, following my own path and persuing my passions with everything I have.

Anyway… I want to keep this short.  If you’re reading this on Facebook and I tagged you - it’s because you’ve been there for me or helped me out at some point through the year.  All I can say is thank you and know that I would do anything for you.  If I missed you, it’s because there’s a tag limit (stupid Facebook).

For the stats geeks… here’s my numbers… technically from June 15th, 2007-July 26th, 2008:

Weight: 290 - 210 (-80 lbs)
Body Fat %: 40% (guesstimate before I started tracking) - 35.9% (July 25,2008) - 24.0% (today) - I really need to get a proper reading done - all I have is my scale
Push Ups: 0 (no joke, I couldn’t lift myself) - 40
Sit Ups: 0 (again, couldn’t lift myself) - 75
Pull Ups: 0 (sensing a pattern?) - 5
Running: up to 2.5k at a time - still needs a lot of work
Pant Size: 48 - 36
Shirt Size: XXL - L

I’ve pretty much avoided putting pictures of myself up on my site - but since it’s been a year - here’s a before and after picture showing my progress so far.

Before and After

Now I’m working on really getting into shape.  I am going to drop about another 30 pounds and really get my conditioning level to a good level so I can compete in Muay Thai.  It’s going to be tough but I am going to do it.

Now I’m off to visit some good friends, have a beer and some wings ;)  Good thing I believe in the 10% rule, otherwise I would have quit long before now…