I was at one point in my life "Clinically Obese". I weighed 270lbs and was in bad shape. On February 18th, 2008, I decided to take my life back and changed my eating habits and began working out. By January 2009 I had lost nearly 100 fat lbs and gained over lean muscle.
During this time, I had a lot of support from friends and family, some of which joined me on my journey and changed their life as well. I was featured on Men's Fitness Magazine http://www.mensfitness.com/fitness/515 and most recently was featured on the Kasier Permanente Care Stories website http://www.kaiserpermanentecarestories.org/with-heredity-pointing-to-heart-disease-jorge-hernadez-changes-his-lifestyle/.
By no means has it been an easy feat, but this has helped me learn that the old cliche of "where there is a will, there is a way" really does hold water.