Project Sexification

What is Project Sexification? My personal journey to be one sexy beeyotch! It’s about feeling the best I’ve ever felt when I wake up, both physically and mentally. It’s taking a likable, cute, bigger guy and showing for the first time in my life that I’m more than a great personality. It’s proving that I can work hard, focus on a singular goal not in a bubble, but in the real world and accomplish something over a long period of time. It’s about losing nearly 200 pounds and all the baggage that comes with it, both physically and mentally.

My Story
While this is definitely a weight loss story, mine will be much different than most. While certainly my life-long obesity has kept me from doing things I love (making the basketball team in school is a perfect example), my social life hasn’t been affected like many. I was never heavily teased or harrassed because of my weight… On the contrary, growing up it was my defining quality.

“What position do you play?” and “Where do you go to school, son?” were more common from strangers than “What’s your name”. Even to this day I am stopped in downtown Indianapolis at least 3-4 times a week to ask if I play for the Colts. Don’t get me wrong, this has never been a bad thing. In reality, it was one of the main factors keeping me from starting this journey long ago. I felt there was nothing wrong, really. I felt good. It held me back on some levels, but no one is great at everything.

I have a theory, sub-conscious for a long time and recently dragged to consciousness, that my weight and physically appearance has helped me become who I am. I am safe, easy to talk to, and very un-intimidating. I have always been someone people talk to, tell there innermost thoughts, and trust me. I have the great ability to be able to say things to people that most people can’t.

So my challenge is this… Not only lose the weight and “sexify”, but also maintain the qualities and personality that has made me who I am. And improve. Become an even better person. I want to be a shinning example of how far someone can push themself no matter how far you have to go.

So what was the turning point? Why now? Well, I’m 27 years old. I’m reminded quite often that my body doesn’t recover as well as it used to. Carrying around extra weight is starting to take it’s toll. I’ve got lower back problems. I have become increasingly inflexible and recently found that this was causing problems with my feet. And maybe most importantly, it’s getting harder and harder to get a date

I’ve also seen changed in my attitude. I’m starting to lose some of my playfulness and maybe even some confidence. I started seeing pictures and for the first time in my life understood by fat people love to crop. I think for the first time ever I looked in the mirror and SAW a fat guy staring back. And that’s why I know I have to change.

At 403 pounds, I have a long way to go. I believe the last time I was under 300lbs was my freshman year of highschool. I still have my weight on my license from when I was 16 years old… 280… And I remember I lied. I was 315. These numbers are staggering. When you see guys smaller than you every season on the biggest loser, you know something’s wrong.

So here’s my opportunity to change. Project Sexification. I hope you will follow along and support me, inspire me, and push me. And in turn, I will do everything and anything I can to inspire and help you. I invite you to be part of my journey, comment and discuss, ask me any questions. I have decided the only way I can do this is to be open and honest to myself and the best way to do that is to maintain my accountability through you.

So all that talk is great, but what’s the plan man?
I am going to start a phased approach to weight loss. I want goal oriented milestones and markers that are attainable, albeit not easily, but will show progress.

My first phase, “P90x”. Don’t know what that is? It’s a beast. It’s 6 days a week of burning calories, gaining muscle, and losing weight. It’s designed to get you in the best shape of your life and the results speak for themselves. It’s a 90 day program that will prepare me for other phases of my journey, which will include doing the program at a higher fitness level. In addition, I am changing my diet and plan on keeping calories around 2400 while following the guidelines in p90x’s fitness guide. I have tried super strict diets and they work, but not in the real world forever. I am working on portion control, healthy alternatives, and awareness and tracking of what I’m eating. I have an iPhone Ap where I keep everything I’m eating and will share that periodically also.

Want some examples? Here’s some YouTube Videos of P90x Results. They are staggering and amazing. I hope to enjoy similar success If you’re interested, the site is www.p90x.com. It’s come HIGHLY recommended and my friends doing the program have some amazing results in their own right.

The second phase and my first huge milestone is to run the Mini-Marathon (all 13.1 miles) in May. Starting the second week of January, I will begin the Mini Training program. I will be about 9 weeks into P90x so I’ll be doing double duty for a couple weeks, but I’m hopeful to be ready. That program is a 16 week program which will have me running 5 days a week, consistently building endurance and strength. Follow along at: Mini-Marathon Training Guide.

After that? We’ll see. No need to get to far in front. My goal is to lose 100 lbs by the Mini and run the entire thing. That would be accomplished by losing 1% of my body weight each week for 28 weeks. That would put me JUST under 300 lbs and at the weight I was approximently 10 years ago.

So share my experiences with anyone you feel would benefit from this journey. Comment and keep me inspired. I look forward to having you join me!

Here’s where I started, today, November 9th. I’ll keep you updated with pictures to show the progress!