Before and After

Before and After

Name: Boomer

  • Gender: Male
  • Age: 53
  • Occupation: Software Engineer
  • Location: Hawaii
  • 2007: 196 lbs / Jan 2008: 150 lbs / June 2009: 136 lbs / Dec 2009: 158 lbs (oops!)
  • 2007: 33% body fat / Jan 2008: 24% / April 2009: 11% / June 2009: 8.5% / Dec 2009: 18%
  • Ideal weight: 145-150 lbs at 10% body fat

Things I like to do…

  • Family Time
  • Workout
  • Run Triathlons
  • Coach Youth Football
  • Build Guitars
  • Play Guitars
  • Ride my motorcycle (Harley V-Rod)

I have a wife and 4 children.  Three out of four of our kids are living on their own.  Two of them are married with children of their own.  Yes, I have grandchildren… 6 to be exact and one on the way.  We still have a young son, 8 years old, living at home.  On November 9, 2007 I decided that I needed to take care of my health and get fit so that I could be around for my son.  I was taking medication for high blood pressure and cholestorol.  I also had pretty severe sleep apnea.  Oh, and it was hard to bend over to put on my socks!

I had an uphill battle, but I knew that I needed to “git ‘er done”!  A weight loss bet at work was all I needed to get kick-started.  I watched what I ate and I exercised like there was not tomorrow.  In about 3 months I lost 50 pounds.

Since that time I have done 2 rounds of P90X and ran my first triathlon.  I also lost a few more pounds.  I am currently doing Insanity.  Who knows what I will do next?

Oh, by the way, I no longer take any medication, I don’t have sleep apnea and putting on my socks is really easy now!

Take care,

Boomer