The Is What You Call Committment

AprilRenewed

I thought this was cool.

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/mike-giannulis-loses-255-pounds-extreme-makeover-weight-124145145--abc-news-health.html

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At 28 years old, Mike Giannulis was 493 pounds and so obese that he missed out on things others might take for granted, like kissing a girl or even experiencing a first date.

The only time he would step foot outside the house was to visit nearby family.

"I don't have a full-length mirror anywhere in the whole entire house, and if I can just avoid seeing myself … out of sight out of mind," Giannulis said. "I mean, who would want to see this? I just feel like no girl deserves this."

Giannulis' brother, Mark, feared for his life. "I really think he can't get up off the couch sometimes because of his weight," he said.

That's when Chris Powell and " Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" entered his life and set a goal for Giannulis to lose half his body weight - 246 pounds - in the next year.

Powell was with Giannulis through the tough workouts and at the 90-day mark, he lost a staggering 129 pounds. By the six-month mark, Giannulis was a brand new man with a new lady in his life.

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After the show concluded, however, he found himself giving into temptations and slipping back into old habits. Refusing to let that happen, Giannulis made a drastic move: He left his home in Tarpon Springs, Fla., to move closer to Powell in Phoenix, Ariz.

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There's more in the article, but I thought those were the best parts. This guy actually moved to be close to Powell to keep him motivate. Uprooted his entire life and moved more than halfway across the country because he knew he couldn't do it alone.

Good on him! I sincerely hope he keeps up the healthy lifestyle, and I'm so glad he's happy now!

ETA: I wish I could change the title! Darn typo!

omma_to_3

Well, the weight loss is admirable and the fact that he's doing something to prevent re-gain too. But is it just me that finds it a bit stalker-ish to move across the country and down the street from your trainer? I just find that a bit...odd.

AprilRenewed

Yeah...part of me does too. Okay, a big part of me does too. I guess the more I think about it, the stranger it is. My first impression was just...wow.

But you're right. LOL