I’ve had a weight problem my entire life, from childhood through adolescence and even into my adulthood.

I've tried everything to lose the weight; watching calories, watching fat, fad diets, aerobics, even vegetarianism.

Nothing ever worked for me, I would get bored and just give up or hit a plateau and eventually regain the weight.

I peaked out at 5' 8" and 270 pounds, despite my efforts to lose weight. I first discovered DDR on a trip with friends to Las Vegas in October 2000.

"My name is Louis… I'm 14 years old, and I've been playing DDR for almost 10 months.

When I first heard about DDR via one of my friends in December 2002, I was fat. And I mean FAT fat.

I was 255lbs, to be exact. [At first] I was surprised at how… lacking in skill, and how tired I got from playing light songs.

"I weighed 310 at the middle of September and after starting DDR in Mid October, I've lost 50lbs and now weigh 260.

I'm still FAT but if things keep going like they are going I'll be thin in no time.

I play DDR between 5 and 7 days a week.