MY WHY
My entire life, I have struggled with weight. I remember it started to be a problem from a very young age in middle school. I was beaten up on my way to school each morning for a portion of elementary school. My self-esteem was affected, I was never the popular kid, and poor health habits started to develop.
The positive attitude and core values I was raised with continued to be a part of me that could never be broken.
Twice in my life, I put myself on a diet and lost over 100lbs. The problem was they were diets and nothing sustainable. I wasn't learning a lesson; I was putting a temporary band aid on my weight and poor lifestyle choices.
As I grew older after college, I started my career in communications; I got married, had kids, got divorced and slowly but surely continued to put the weight back on and make unhealthy choices for myself. I didn't love myself, and that needed to change so I could be there for my boys in the long term. Be an example and a man of my own words by teaching them about being athletes and healthy.
My weight reached an all-time high of 469lbs. I started to think that if I continued on this path, I could see myself on the TV Show in my 600lb life. Maybe I wouldn't even make it alive if I continued on this path.
In December 2019, I started a healthy in, healthy out approach. With everything that I had learned in the past, I went on a diet again. I was successful in losing just over 20lbs, but I reached a plateau. Told the boys in Orlando when we celebrated the beginning of my journey at Universal Studios that I needed to find something else when we returned home. After our return, I was scrolling on Facebook and saw Vince in advertising for VShred. Take a free quiz online to learn about your body type and the whole program. I had a light bulb moment; I knew in that instant, with everything I had tried and been through, that this was it! This program was sustainable.
On February 19th of, 2020, I started the VShred program. Today as I started this campaign, it is day 986 of a streak in that I have not missed a workout day (including my scheduled rest days).
Now I am proud to say I have lost over 212lbs!
I have been blessed with support from my family, as always, my friends, VShred, and with starting my YouTube channel in October 2021, I have also met new awesome people on the same mission to help inspire and motivate.
MY WHERE
I am originally from Canada and now you can find me in Minnesota where it has been my home since 2001. I started my journey in my basement with no weights. Just a yoga mat, a water bottle and a towel. Along with Vince on the TV following the Fat Loss Extreme VShred workout. Feels like yesterday I could hardly get off the map and next thing you know I was adding a weight routine, doing the RI90 program and now I have my own custom training program by my personal trainer since Day 1 Adam. I started with 20 minutes a day and now my workouts are over an hour. You can find me at south metro planet fitness gyms and I have also spent some time at Lifetime. No matter where you go or what you do, you can do this! Put in the time and effort and you will achieve the same results.
MY NEXT
I have a new passion, a new lifestyle, and a new way of life; this is where I am looking for help.
I want to do this full-time.
I want to have financial availability to continue reaching many more.
I want to build my brand, build a family following and go out to help others with their exact needs.
With your financial help, this passion can be incredible at a more significant level.
Some areas that I am looking to grow in include:
- Making shirts to give out to people wanting to join the mission.
- Speaking at schools or groups to our young and old looking to make positive changes in their lives.
- Paying for health club memberships to those that can't afford it or have resources.
- Having healthy snacks to hand out to people in need.
- Getting my personal training certifications.
- To be supported, invest much time into building a brand, a team, and a healthier lifestyle for anyone.
I enjoy doing good deeds, being kind and encourage others to do the same.
Together we can make a difference.