Hello, my name is Drew Griffin and I am a Fat Ass! Today I will begin my journey to getting leaner, healthier and rock solid! Thus the journey being Fat Ass To Fit! This site is in its infancy and we hope to grow a community of people that want to lead a healthy life style and improve themselves through exercise and proper nutrition.
A little bit about myself: I am 38 years old, married to my beautiful wife Christine and we have three beautiful little girls. Madison is 8, Erin is just about to turn 5 and Reagan will be 2 in November. I am a Wound Care Specialist by trade and work in Hyperbaric Oxygen Wound Care Center. I also have founded my own Social Media consulting company. In my younger years I played almost every sport I could including ice hockey, soccer, wrestling, golf, baseball, volleyball and several martial arts including Tae Kwon Do and Aikido.
After college, I became quite complacent and perhaps a bit depressed after the passing of my father. I eventually married and had kids and the real responsabilty started. I let myself go and…..WTF! I gained how many pounds? Who is this dude in the mirror? What the hell happened to my body? Call it what you will, I became a Fat Ass! No sugar coating it here folks. No “Oversize” or “Obese” or “Overweight” terms will be used here although the politically correct and proper medical terminology is obese or bariatric (albeit I am not classifed as bariatric). There is no room for political correctness anymore. So I am laying out there, here is my before photo. Today 7.7.09, 5′6″ 240lbs.
I am a FAT ASS! I am 5′6″ and 240 lbs and that my friend is pretty damn large. I carry my weight in my gut and my face and coat the rest of my muscles in a nice sheath of fat. I continue to have an athletic build but its really ridiculous at this point. Something has to be and is going to be done. My goal is 175lbs, 65 lbs to go!!!!!!
My friend Aron Po and I decided to start this site. We hope it grows to inspire others to make a change for themselves in a healthy way. Aron has already started his quest and looks like he is well on his way. I saw him at Podcamp Ohio and he looks lean and strong. So here it goes. Tonight I re-dedicate myself. I will work at improving myself daily for fitness. I know everyday won’t be perfect but consistently trying is a goal. I am going to follow the Body For Life plan and keep a journal. I will translate that to DailyBurn.com and you can follow my progress there. Look for more posts soon and feel free to comment below.
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