Down about 63 lbs, still going.

I got up to about 285 a few years ago, mostly because I moved out of state for a few and had no friends while working as a pizza delivery driver. I ate free pizza, drank free soda and played World of Warcraft all night long without any exercise. I shot up from about 230 to 285. Everyone I roomed with was really skinny and had the impression that I was "strong" because I was fat and I suppose that got to my head because I acted like an absolute **** but my level of insecurity was extremely high, I just ignored it and made excuses as I always had.

The day I realized I just had to change was when I came home after being gone for about 6 months and everyone kept commenting how I got "bigger", not necessarily a "Hey! You got so buff" it was more like a "Wow...watcha been eating?". I was really embarrassed with myself because throughout high school I was in the ROTC and kept myself physically fit.

This realization I had didn't actually seem to do much though, as I tried workout after workout but never wanted to actually eat healthy. "Walk a few miles on tredmil....ah what the hell! to Wendy's I go!". Finally I had enough when I got in my bath after a long day and found I couldn't even fit in my tub. I remember this moment because I started laughing hysterically and seemingly had a moment of "crazy", but it worked. I got up, showered and went to my computer to figure things out.

My main source of motivation was the band Coheed and Cambria. I got into them and found that going to the gym or going for a run was an excuse to listen to their music. It was glorious, my body weight started shredding and I felt like Frankenstein's monster. I was alive again and I was on top of the world.

This leads me to where I am now. A college graduate with an interest in Law Enforcement and I've picked up a few bad eating habits again. I'm 6'0 and about 222 as of this morning. My doctor said recently that my ideal weight was probably in the 180 range, I was leaning more towards about 195 because I don't care if I'm ripped I just like feeling healthy. I've been applying for quite a few sponsorships for law enforcement academies and actually got a callback on one I'm extremely excited for but I want to make sure I'm completely ready both mentally and physically before I go through the process.

My highest weight: 285 Now: 222 Goal: 195

Heavy: http://i.imgur.com/eXaEC.png
Now: http://i.imgur.com/bXnF4.jpg