Have you ever loved something so much you'd do anything to protect it?

Keep it safe, no matter the expense to yourself?

No matter how miserable it makes you?

All it takes is one little health scare, and I'm ready to take back my life so I can be the dad my little girl needs.

It's time to shed the excess baggage that made this dad bod and become the smokin' hot father figure I was meant to be.

So I do it alright.

I sign up with a trainer at the gym.

This dude is just what I need to get back on track.

He'll give me the brutal drill sergeant attitude I need to kick my ass in line.

Imagine my shock and shrinking manhood when Jordan Williams walks in. A five-feet-six inch chick with more curves than a back road and just the right amount of sass and sweet. She's bold as brass and tough as nails, and I'm completely screwed.

Maybe I should have concentrated just as much on protecting my heart as I have my abs.