Meet Derek Dorroh
Vice President and General Manager of DocuSource of NC

In November of 2003 I realized something had to change in my life. At 38 years old with a beautiful wife, 2 children, and one on the way due in January, I had a lot to be thankful for, and live for. All my life I had poor eating habits, high in sugar, lots of calories, lots of bread, not enough fruits and vegetables…an eating disorder probably most can relate to. So here I was at 278 pounds, feeling like crap most of the time; no energy, and not sure what to do.

My first step…
The first thing I did was to eliminate soda from my daily diet and drink only water. It was normal to drink anywhere from 3 to 6 per day of colas (what was I thinking?). The first two weeks were hard, with some pretty bad headaches. But after that, I started feeling better, and the first pounds started coming off just from this simple, but important step.

A New Year…
On the first Monday in January, my business partner Kathy Murchison and I began the South Beach Diet. First off, I must thank her for being a motivating influence in my life, she has made a difference in helping me stick with the program each day. After phase one of the diet, I really began seeing the weight come off. This inspired me to continue with a ‘smart-carb’ approach to eating, focusing on eating more vegetables and good carbs like fruits and limiting and/or removing processed foods, white breads, pastas, high sugar foods, and of course sodas from my daily meals.

The missing link…
Now that my eating habits were where they should be, there was one important ingredient to my health that was missing… exercise. This is where Angela came in and for the first time in my life, I had a coach to help me develop an exercise routine to help continue burning fat and building muscle. I cannot stress enough how important the exercise component has been in the big picture of my ‘journey’. Angela has really helped me push the limit on what I can do. With the introduction of regular exercise, both cardio and weights, I am for the first time in over 20 years moving in the right direction physically. I currently weigh 234 pounds, my blood pressure is normal, my mental sharpness is back, and best of all I can now keep up my kids. Just six months ago, when my son wanted to throw baseball, I always had to rely on him to chase the ball whenever I didn’t catch it. Today, I race my son to see who can get there first. It’s the little things like this that make the difference.

Everyone asks me if I’m on a diet, to which I respond ‘no!’. I’m simply changing my lifestyle to eat right and exercise, and I’m happy to say it works.

Note from Angela: Kathy Murchison, President of DocuSource of NC, has implemented an employee benefit where any employee may take advantage of 4 complementary sessions with The Body Sculptress. Derek was the first to take advantage of those beneficial sessions.