In fact, it was to the point where if Aaron would sleep on his back, he’d stop breathing.

“I went to the doctor and after an ultrasound, they saw I had a large liver, kidney stones and a lump on my gallbladder,” Aaron said. “The doctor said if I keep this up, I won’t make it past 40-years old.”

The thought of leaving his family and not seeing his daughter grow up killed him inside. He knew he had to make a change.

“I was using booze to medicate, which exacerbated the problem,” he said. “But I knew that I had to keep moving forward somehow, and fitness was always a catalyst for me to move on and move forward in life. I was usually too hung over to handle the intensity of a CrossFit workout, so one day I went back to my gym and just did squats. That got the ball rolling and after a few months, my drinking and eating was under control, I was out of my depression, and I was back on track.”