Greg Moehrlin of St. Charles has set his sights on a number: 200. The 39-year-old science teacher at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights weighed in at the start of the competition at 245 pounds.
“I’d like to get back to my college weight,” Moehrlin says.
With his wife, Laura, and daughters, 8-year-old Emily and 6-year-old Maddy cheering him on, he has built-in motivation.
And if that’s not enough to spur him on, Moehrlin needs only look back a couple of years.
“I have had a pacemaker since 2010 after being diagnosed with heart arrhythmia. Being at a healthy weight will prevent me from other cardiac risk factors.“