My name is Michael Vifquain, and I am overweight – Again. That’s right, again! I decided to write this blog because I am sick of it.
You see, after my 2nd child was born 4 years ago (May 2005), I did something most never would or could do – Lose 152lbs in only 7.5 months! This was before I knew of The Biggest Loser TV Show. I became frustrated with being over-weight and decided to do something about it. With the encouragement and company of my then-wife, Crystal, I became a Weight Loss Success Story. The popular fitness website ShapeFit.com, featured my rapid weight loss story as one of its first “Success Stories.” My life couldn’t get any better, right?
That would prove to be true.
My wife and I started going out more, enjoying the attention and friends that our new bodies afforded us. I, for one, felt like a celebrity almost overnight. Everyone loves to hang out with good-looking people, and we were a great looking couple. Soon, my life came crumbling down as we found out that weight loss not only made us feel better, it made others like us more. Without going into all the drama that was my life, we became our own people and separated (and ultimately divorced). What started off as a goal to ensure a long life together eventually drove us apart. That, paired with my mother passing away from cancer, my life quickly spiraled out of control. With a pending divorce and the loss of my mother, I couldn’t cope, and soon lost my business as well.
Begin weight gain. Mid 2007
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