My first wife died in an accident in 2006 and I have remarried and have 5 wonderful children ages 4-10 that keep me so busy, but I won't let that get in my way to achieve my goals.

I have always been a bit on the heavy side. Probably somewhere around 25-30% bodyfat. I really let myself go and hit 253 in December of 2008. I decided it was time to really get in shape so I decided I was going to start bodybuilding with the hopes of competing someday. I stumbled upon the spike diet while visiting bodybuilding.com and have never looked back. A year and a half later May/2010 I am still at it. I have made great progress, read everything in sight trying to learn, and I will not give up until I reach my goal. I am down 47lbs and have about 20 more to go.