Hello! I am Ckworksalot, I am a 52 year old male, and as of Feb 2016, I have lost 84 lbs since 9 January 2014! At 5'- 10.5" I had just bumped up to size 40 pants in November 2013, and I found myself struggling to climb the 2 flights of stairs to my office. I weighed a whooping 262 lbs!

I had been athletic in my teens and even throughout college, graduating with a size 31 waist and weighing 165 lbs. After a month as a sales engineer and living on an expense account, I shot up to 175 lbs; married 3 years later at 190 lbs, and pressed up to 212 lbs a year after that. 2 kids, a desk job and 20 years later, I hit that 262 lb all time high... and decided it was time to change.

In January I pulled out an old meal plan from a personal trainer. 12 lbs were gone in the first couple of weeks, which motivated me to press on with my research. I found FatSecret.com and the CalorieCounter app, Scooby'sWorkshop.com and the eBook, "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle" by Tom Venutto. I began to understand "It's all about the calories"...or more correctly, all about the nutrition! I am not afraid of carbs anymore!

Today: My BP is 110/70 with no meds; heart rate is 56 BPM at rest; I can do 30+ minute High Intensity Interval Training/Cardio with no problem; I have not had a headache in 25+ months! I have not had heartburn, indigestion or constipation since beginning.
Now I look for opportunities to share and encourage someone else to know that they can do it too!

Within all the success above, I still had open heart surgery with 5 bypasses in April 2015 (after losing almost 65 lbs)... can't fight genetics or 20 years of bad eating! The good news is we found the blockages BEFORE a heart attack so I am running on all cylinders now with tons of blood and oxygen getting to my heart and body. I am recovering strong. I now routinely do a 5K run 2X a week, have done a 10K and a half marathon (13.1 miles). LIFE IS NOT OVER AFTER OPEN HEART SURGERY!