I have always been the big kid, but have decided its time to lose the fat.  I was a fast and small kid until the 4th grade when I discovered the second's line at the school cafeteria!  In middle school I was 5'1" and 240lbs and by my senior year in HS I was 6'1" and 270lbs.  I was all-state in football and lifted weights on a daily bases.  I could barely run a mile, and when I ran a mile it would be of the 13-14 minute type.  I went to college and went on the good ole Atkins diet and literally starved myself for 7 weeks and lost 45 lbs....that was my sophomore year in college.  I have always been a big guy, but now that I am getting older I need to trim the baby fat and other fat of my body.  I am 26 (almost 27) years old, and since May of 2007 I have been hitting the gym partically every night with cardio.  In September I met the love of my life and she likes to run 5K, 10K, 1/2 marathons, and marathons (who considers this fun!?!?).  So because of this, I started running every other day and lift pretty heavily every other day.  Back in September I was around 258lbs, but since I've started running, along with weight training, and eating more healty I am down to 233 lbs as of 1/26/08.  My ultimate goal is to be around 185 to 190 because I have a lot of muscle mass and my girlfriend (as well as myself) is worried that if I get any smaller then this I will look unhealthy, but we shall wait and see.  I haven't weighed less then 200 lbs since I was in 6th or 7th grade, so its been a long time coming! 

For you out there that doesn't think it possible, just start eating healthy and you will be amazed at the amount of fruits and vegetables you can consume while taking in a lot less calories.  Best of luck to all of you!