Thanks everyone for all the positive comments!! Some of you asked some questions so I'll try to answer them here:
Hey Nicole - My before picture is from May of 2000. I weighed 265 then and as you see my gut was spilling over the 42" waist of my jeans. In June 2000 when I decided to get serious I weighed 260 and my bodyfat was around 36%. Also, my blood pressure had been around 190/100. When I sat in a chair and bent over to tie my shoes my face would turn beat red and I couldn't breath until I sat up again.
The most dramatic loss was 40lbs from July 24th to November 24th 2000. By March 2001 I weighed 214.
I am 6'1" and weigh 220 now. Last time I was checked I was 8% bodyfat. All of which is located right in the middle of my abs

. I am working on getting down to about 5% bodyfat for the summer. Also, my blood pressure was 124/74 last time I checked it.
M56M - Actually during the highest weight loss period of my transformation I used no anabolics, no Ephedra, really nothing. I quit drinking alchohol, ate perfectly - never ever cheated once on my diet, and worked out like hell. I remember my brother sent me an email back in 2001 and asked me what kind of 'roids was I on. I sent him a picture of someone's anus I found on the internet and I said "I on these 'roids right now - trying to make them go away though".
Hey Mrs. Puddles, yes, people do treat me differently now. Girls who would have not wiped their asses on me before actually smile at me now and such

. People who haven't seen me in a long time - man you should be there to see thier mouths drop open! That is a great feeling. I actually had a stunner of a girl who new me when I was fat and after I got in shape she came up to me and said - "you are so very studly now". The rest of that evening is x-rated.
Machaveli - "gorrillas in the mist" - hehe! That's funny and acurate!
grlpwrd - Curiously - no one has requested more pics of her. She's my wife so I can take more pics anytime I want. Yes, I know I am a lucky bastard.