Shedding pounds, man gains badge, wife

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WHEELING, West Virginia (AP) -- Michael Warren had a lot to lose when he decided to become a lawman.

The 20-year-old once tipped the scales at more than 300 pounds. But he lost 125 pounds in 18 months to pursue a career in law enforcement.

Warren was sworn in as a deputy sheriff in Ohio County on Monday, two days after he married his high-school sweetheart.

"I got a wedding ring and a badge, and I closed on a house in one weekend," he said.

Before embarking on his journey to better fitness, Warren said he couldn't do even one push-up and didn't have the endurance to run very far. Now he can do 30 push-ups, and he runs nearly every day.

Warren said his wife, Theresa, was the "angel on my shoulder" who helped him curb his appetite. "She whacked my hands a few times," he said.

He said he limited his daily intake to no more than 30 grams of fat a day, lifted weights and worked up to running a mile or two every day.

Warren said he doesn't expect to gain the weight back because he is in a job surrounded by people who are committed to fitness.

"I'm happy to be where I am now," he said.

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Warren said he doesn't expect to gain the weight back because he is in a job surrounded by people who are committed to fitness.

And stress ... and a nagging wife ... and fast food ... and alcohol ... and doughnuts ... ;)

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They must be running out of stories out there..... This kind of thing happens alot. Hell im in the middle of it right now.