My name is Mike: I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I have struggled with my weight since I was young and started gaining weight around 8 or so. my highest weight was 340 in 2004. since then my weight loss has been up and down but never getting past the 300 mark until this year when I broke past 300 and am currently at 255. I am inspired by weight loss just from the progress I have put in and the results coming from it. I want to change carreers now from being a computer technician to being a personal trainer. I want to help people achieve their goals as I am achieving mine.