When my father was in his 20’s, he was in great shape. He was in the Army reserves and always very active. When he hit his 30's and started working more and playing less, the pounds starting packing on. He always planned to start exercising and eating better. It was always something he was going to start soon. Then he died at 61 from various conditions related to his weight.

I love eating food that’s bad for me, and I’m not so crazy about exercising. But the most important thing in my world is my family, and I want to drop weight and get into a healthier lifestyle, so that I live well past the age of my father’s death, and spend many more decades with my wife and kids.