"I realized I had a problem when I woke up one morning and went to wash my face and found a have eaten bag of Doritos lying open on the sink. What made it worst was I couldn't remember exactly how the bag had gotten in the bathroom in the first place. I mean, under what circumstances did I feel the need to snack at the bathroom vanity! Something was wrong and I needed to change my habits. I had gone from hard body jock to slightly cubby couch potato. Since leaving high school and the athlete's lifestyle 5 years ago, I had adopted an erratic eating pattern coupled with minimal (if any) exercise.

Don't get me wrong, I am by no means obese. I would never insult someone's intelligence with that nonsense. Actually, at 152 lbs. I'm well within the acceptable weight range for my height and age. However, what scares me is the manner and the time it took me to get to this weight from my former 130lbs. Therefore, my quest is driven more by a desire to establish a healthier lifestyle than vanity. Eating right (at regular intervals and nutritiously) and exercise will be valuable habits as a move towards thirty and into my childbearing years."

I started at Bally's Total Fitness on June 15th and to date have lost 6lbs--including 4 that I gained over the 4th of July holiday.