“Losing weight and getting fit isn’t something you do for yourself — It’s something you do for those you love.” ~Victor Schueller

I still remember that pivotal moment in my life twelve years ago.  I was sitting in class, and we were talking about the link between obesity and heart disease.  We were discussing how people who are obese have a much higher chance of developing heart disease, and how heart disease is the number one killer in the United States.

“Wow.” I thought.  “Obesity and heart disease.”

It was the first time that the thought of developing a serious health condition weighed heavily on my mind.  I believe that the primary reason it weighed so heavily on my mind was because I was dealing with weight issues at the time.  At my worst I weighed 250 pounds, and at that time I weighed 225 pounds.

I started to take inventory and notice that I was the one being called up to serve as a model for demonstration at my chiropractic college whenever we discussed how to handle “larger patients.”  I was starting to realize that I was not the picture of health, and I was larger than most of my classmates in chiropractic school, many of which were in good health and physically active and fit.

“Obesity and heart disease.”  I was in denial.  I was fat, but I tried to convince myself that I wasn’t that fat.  I wasn’t obese.  Or was I?  I checked into it.  I realized that for my height and age and gender, I fell into the “obese” category, according to my BMI calculation.  Everything started to sink in.  I started to get a little scared.

I wanted to start a family.  I was engaged to be married.  I wanted to have children.  But, I was also setting myself up to suffer from heart disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, and a whole host of other health issues.  My obesity and potential health issues were staring me right in the face every time I looked in the mirror.

I didn’t want to die earlier than I needed to, simply because I was fat.  I didn’t want heart disease.  I didn’t want to leave children behind because I died from something that I could work to prevent.  I wanted to live a full life, and I wanted to enjoy every minute of it, too.

I continued to think about it, and it continued to bother me.  This was a change for me because my weight never really bothered me before.  It was never more than just a casual thought that I probably should do something about my weight.  But something was different.  I was getting more scared, but then I noticed that the fear started to morph into something else: anger.

It kind of snuck up on me.  I was just sitting on the couch watching television.  All of a sudden, out of seemingly nowhere, all the pent-up fear and anger reached its peak.  I remember looking down at my belly and grabbing it.  An internal “voice” within my head, which spoke to me as a very strong “thought,” said, “Victor, you’ve got to get up.  You’ve got to get moving.   You just can’t continue to go on like this.  You’ve got to do something with your life.”

All of that fear and anger was enough to get me off the couch and into the kitchen, where I grabbed a phone book and called a gym that was close to my residence.  I signed up for a one-year membership and started exercising.  Two weeks later I started to modify my diet, and the rest is history.  I worked hard and lost the weight.  One year later I weighed in at 148 pounds.

I realize now that the fear of dying young was the motivating force to make a change in my life.  I realized that losing weight and getting fit is not something I did for myself — it was something I did for those I loved.

I’m so glad it did motivate me, because my life has been so much better in so many ways since I made the change.  My physical and emotional health improved substantially, and I enjoy a healthy and active lifestyle today.

I also realized that I stumbled upon a formula that allowed me to not only lose lots of weight, but to keep it off.  I did it naturally without any pills or “diet plans.”  I did it using food I could get anywhere, and engaging in physical activity that didn’t require any fancy or sophisticated equipment.

When people asked me how I lost the weight, I just casually told them that I watched what I ate and exercised.  While this was true, it wasn’t the whole story.  As a matter of fact, I really have never told anyone exactly how I did it, and exactly what I still do today to keep the weight off and stay healthy, active, and fit.

Well, that’s all changing, because now, for the first time, I am going to be sharing my secrets with those who are are serious about making a change for themselves.  Maybe you’re in a position now where you’re sick of being overweight and out of shape.  Maybe you’re where I was — scared and fearful of what your poor health is going to mean in the future.

If this sounds interesting to you, I recommend that you take advantage of my free videos, where you can get over two hours’ worth of lessons from me.  On those videos, I share how I lost 70 pounds in one year, I discuss whether someone can eat junk food and still lose weight, and and I answer to the question, “How can I speed up my metabolism?”

Those videos are all available by visiting: http://victorschueller.com/fit-for-life-videos

I hope that these videos help you rediscover the you that you’ve been looking for!  Enjoy!