About me:
I am 23 (will be 24 on April 15th, 2009), 6'1", and 323 lbs as of February 11th. I'm hoping to get down
 to 220 ASAP while being healthy in the process. I moved to Taylors, SC to go to school where I also
met my soon-to-be wife. On May 16th, 2009, I will marry my lovely fiancée, Diana. I am currently looking
for full time employment while also trying to finish an M.Div. program.

My hobbies and interests are biking, tennis, music, remote controlled airplanes, and the Bible. I am a
born again conservative Christian. In these tough times, consider the God who made you and loves you.
Here is a link to help you know more if you have questions.

How did I get this big?
When I was young, I was always chubby. Then, I shrunk to a toothpick in almost no time because my
thyroid was overactive. Eventually, it killed itself and my thyroid became underactive causing me to gain
tons of weight. After that, I was able to lose that weight keeping my weight to around 220 (give or take 20
pounds) for quite some time. Then, the rheumatoid arthritis kicked in. Yikes! Not that you have a choice
in the matter, but don't get rheumatoid arthritis if you can help it. :) I guess I don't really need to say more
than Prednisone, Remicade, Methotrexate, inactivity, thyroid disease, and demanding schoolwork...yeah,
I think that's it.

Pictures:
Here are a few of me (and my better half, Diana) in my best health at about 220 pounds (give or take):
Click on the picture for a larger size of each.

Okay, here are the bad ones (at least there's a bright spot in each). I weigh about 320 in these:

And here's the machine that is slowly going to solve all my weight problems! (I hope):