•Former weight: 420 pounds

•Current weight: 326 pounds

•Pounds lost: 94

• Height: 6 feet 2 inches

• How long he’s kept it off: “I have lost over 94 pounds since April 20, 2008,” he said.

• Personal life: Orr is the assistant chief of police for the Forest Park Police Department. He and his wife of 22 years, DeAnna, live in Jonesboro with their son, Braeden.

• Turning point: “I have always been big, and you hear that all the time but I was,” Orr said. “When I was born, I was 24 inches long and over 10 pounds. So I have only grown 4 feet 2 inches since I was born.” When Orr was put on blood pressure medication, he knew it was time to make a change. “I didn’t believe that was good enough for me and God would help me do this. He has and I am off the meds.”

• Diet plan: He starts the day with cereal. Lunch is a Subway sandwich or a potato. He snacks twice a day and dinner is often a turkey burger along with Splenda-sweetened tea.

• Exercise routine: He walks 2 miles on a treadmill at lunch and then walks 2 to 4 miles at night. “I love walking with the wife,” he said. “We have started having groups of friends show up to walk. They get mad at me. When I first started, I could barely walk a mile without giving out. Now, I leave them all behind when we walk our 4 miles every night.”

• Biggest challenge: “Everyone tempting me — doughnuts [are a] cop’s best friend,” he said.

• How life has changed: “I am planning on doing a 5K in October which should be no problem,” he said. “I had been put on blood pressure meds. But after I started losing weight and walking 2 to 5 miles a day, my numbers dropped way off and [my cardiologist] took me off of them. He was amazed that I had done what I told him I was going to do. The biggest thing is getting your mind right and deciding for yourself that you want to do this,” Orr said.

Source : AJC