I was born and raised in France, came to this country in 1989, spent the 90's working, travelling and goofing off [isn't that what the 20's are for?], got serious toward the new Millennium, got married & had a child [Tristan], graduated college in 2005 with a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, went to work for 'a very large aerospace company', left it all in 2012, and pretty much here I am. There's more to this [ya, lots more], but this isn't the place for it.
In my younger days I was reasonably active, but I tended to gain weight easily. My mom did a pretty good job of keeping it healthy, but I had a bit of sweet tooth. I put on some girth in my 20's, but mostly I picked the bad habits, like smoking and drinking and whatnot. I certainly didn't think about what I was putting in. My 30's is really where things got out of hand. After we found out our son had a genetic disorder we really cranked it up a notch. And by a notch I mean a bunch of notches. By 2010 I had reached my highest weight, somewhere north of 270 lbs:
Oddly, that wasn't the time that I started to turn things around. It came a couple of years later, on the eve of my 40th birthday. I had already started to take a few steps earlier in the year, and we had to go to a healthcare screening. I got the results backs and they had a couple of people there to talk to about what to do next. One was a nutritionist, and discussing things with her, she suggested read this book. I remember her very well because she was really non-judgmental, just outlining the basic concepts with this lovely British/Australian accent.
Needless to say I read the book, tried the methods and never looked back!
I am healthy, active, fit and most important of all:
Until then,
Oliver P.
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