Flashback to July 2013, I am sitting on my screen porch, dissatisfied with my prior gym, getting further from my goals, and not getting the news I needed to hear from my doctor. While trying to figure out how to dig out of this mess, I keep seeing this little BMW drive by our house with the big CrossFit OIB sticker on the back windshield. My curiosity kicks in, and I start researching crossfitoib.com, (great job by the way), and CrossFit in general. I start watching some videos online and say to myself, no way I can do that stuff. Then my competitive and athletic juices kick in . . .
In between, I go and get blood drawn for my physical and also start my journey at CrossFit OIB. It was tough in the beginning, but you and your great coaches made the transition easy. Eight weeks into my journey, I finally go back for the results from the blood test. Numbers were not good, but I talk them into a retake after I explain the changes I had made in my workout routine, but also on the nutritional end via the first Whole Life Challenge. Well the numbers from the retake still were not right, but showed GREAT IMPROVEMENT, and it was enough to buy another six months of doing what you and your team taught me from the Doctor.
Well it has been a year and a half of working at it, 25 pounds down in weight, feeling like a new person, and the biggest piece of all, A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH FROM THE DOCTOR. They could not believe what WE accomplished. The sweetest words I have heard in a long time were ” See you in a year” from my doctor.
You and your great coaches have truly changed my life. I can not thank you enough!!!
I now have to try to think of some new goals as we have reached all my old ones!! Looking forward to it!!
-Dan Meehan