My last beach exploring trip to Florida really did it. I just sat in a beach chair under an umbrella. Didn't even want to swim or walk on the beach because I was just too uncomfortable in my skin. Just too much of me “in my skin”. Fast forward two months and I'm down to 205 lbs and on my way to a fit and healthy lifestyle. Join me on my pursuit of health and once again walking the beach with my shirt off.   Watch my progress and see how I did it here.

CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW I DID IT!YOU CAN DO IT TOO!

Professor Beach in Aruba 2010 – YIKES no wonder I wouldn't take my shirt off!

Professor Beach in Hong Kong 2011 and a little lighter on my feet!

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Facts about Tarpon Springs:
Tarpon Springs is a city in Pinellas County, Florida. The shops along Dodecanese Avenue in the Sponge Dock District of Tarpon Springs are still thriving as both a historic and a current tourist destination. The street winds its way from the bayou towards the Tarpon Springs Aquarium at the far end. Along the way it passes the marina and Sponge Boats docked along the right hand side of the street and the Historic Sponge Exchange on the left. There are many restaurants serving traditional Greek cuisine and fresh seafood that dot the street as well as quaint boutiques that sell everything from real sponges to imported goods. The street is narrow and reminiscent of a seaside village in Greece, with delivery trucks parked in the right of way and locals that greet each other in Greek and stop to chat without regard to the traffic.

Sponge diving mural at the Tarpon Springs Sponge Exchange

Demographics about Tarpon Springs:
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Sponge Diving in Tarpon Springs

Airport Information for Tarpon Springs:
Click here for more information on St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport
Airport Code: PIE

World Map showing location of Tarpon Springs:

Tarpon Springs PhotoTour

Tarpon Springs Offical Website:
http://www.ci.tarpon-springs.fl.us/

Sponge docks

Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.tarponspringschamber.org/

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Sponger statue and sponge boat at the Sponge Docks

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