05/07/2026
I’ve always been a fitness enthusiast.
Long before iCRYO Middletown ever existed, I was helping people with fitness, nutrition, and personal training throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. Over the years, I learned how the body responds to food, nutrition, exercise, recovery, discipline, inconsistency, and stress. I learned how to manipulate my own body through training styles, calorie intake, muscle building, weight gain, weight loss, and overall functionality.
Throughout my life, my body has gone through many different phases.
I’ve been the fittest guy in the room. I’ve been the heaviest guy in the room. I’ve gone through phases where I cared deeply about aesthetics and phases where I honestly didn’t care what my body looked like at all.
Some of these photos show all of those chapters.
At one point, I even treated my body like a science experiment.
Last summer, I intentionally decided to gain weight because I wanted to see if carrying a heavier body would allow me to push heavier weight in the gym easier. My normal body weight sits around 215 pounds, but I pushed myself all the way up to 254 pounds trying to reach 260. And honestly, I did notice I was moving heavier weight easier.
But there was a tradeoff.
At 52 years old, the extra weight started taking a toll on my body.
My lower back hurt. My knees hurt. My shoulders hurt. My elbows hurt.
That was the moment I realized something important. I am no longer at a stage in life where I need to impress anyone except myself. For me now, it’s about health, mobility, functionality, longevity, recovery, and quality of life.
At iCRYO Middletown, we have many guests utilizing GLP medications for weight loss and lifestyle change. One thing I hear often is: “I’m not seeing results fast enough.”
Unfortunately, these medications are not magic. This is not an overnight transformation. It is a process, and you have to trust the process.
Because I refuse to recommend anything to our guests that I wouldn’t personally stand behind, I decided to run our protocols myself. I wanted firsthand experience with the medication, the protocols, the cravings, the adjustments, the discipline, and the results.
After about three months, I decided to briefly come off the medication. Roughly three weeks later, I noticed my sugar cravings starting to return. That experience alone showed me just how powerful these medications can be, not only for weight loss, but for helping regulate cravings, eating habits, and overall food behaviors.
I restarted at the minimal dose and continued the process for another two months.
In total, I lost 82 pounds.
No crash dieting. No starving myself. No shortcuts. No gimmicks.No hanging skin.
Just consistency. Structure. Patience. Lifestyle changes. Trusting the process.
These photos are not about vanity for me. They represent discipline, education, experience, and understanding that health is a lifelong journey. They represent learning how to adapt as we age instead of pretending we are still 25 years old.
If you are considering GLP medications, understand this: This is not simply about losing weight.
This is a commitment to yourself. To your health. To your mobility. To your confidence. To your future. To your quality of life.
And if you are willing to trust the process, we are here to help guide you through it the right way at iCRYO Middletown.
