I started this journey in December as a 419lb man with limited hope and no plan.  I knew what I wanted.  I wanted a better life for my wife and son.  I wanted to be there for them instead of lagging behind and out of breath both figurative and literally.  I knew that if I wanted to live even another five years, my life needed a change.  In a miracle that not even I could have imagined, I was given a drive that has led me to this point.  I want to continue this journey with those I love as well as those I may not even know.  I can only hope that the changes in my life not only affect those around me, but can possibly inspire those I haven’t even met.  I guess in a way I am inspired by a book I read my son Lucas.  The name of the book is Mole Music.  In the end the mole imagines a world where his music makes a difference.  He considers himself foolish as no one besides himself has even heard his music.  Little does he know the impact his music has made in the world above him.