Kevin and I work closely together at The Sun. We mostly cover the Ravens, but, really, Kevin loves any sport. He's also the MMA blogger. He works long hours because he's able to do a little bit of everything, from illustration to video editing. He also rarely says no to anyone who asks him for help. He was also the one who harassed me the most about getting this fitness challenge started. He's told me several times how much he's looking forward to changing his lifestyle. Here's Kevin:
Kevin
Weight: 288 pounds. As I look at the dawn of another new year, I remember the words of the poet Robert Frost.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood, and looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth; two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
I have traveled the wrong road and have taken the path of least resistance for the past 15 years. In that time, I have gained an average of 7-10 pounds a year. It's time now to go in the right direction, before my weight effects my health, if it hasn't already.
Now, I'm not new to losing weight. When I turned 40, six year ago, I competed with five of my coworkers to see who could lose the most weight in two months. I went from 250 pounds to 217 pounds, and won the competition. At the end, I didn't take their money because it wasn't about the money, but about the competition.
Well, this time its not about money nor the competition, its about LIFE. And I'm making this lifestyle change with P90X, the extreme home fitness workout. Many of us have seen the infomercials where your average Joe turns his body into a rock hard body. I realize I cannot do this with just exercise alone, but I need to change my diet as well. My plan is to eliminate ALL fast food or fried foods in my diet and to do the P90X training every day.
My biggest motivation to stick with the plan is the public humiliation. I will be adding a new picture to my Facebook page at the end of this. My plan is to have a six-pack, and I will not be carrying it in my hand.
Starting point:
Weight : 288
Bust : 49"
Chest: 47"
Waist : 44"
Hips: 49"
Upper Arm: 15.5"
Forearm: 14"
Thigh: 29"
Calves: 19"