Dang…I guess I am fat.

After years of successfully sucking in my progressively sagging gut, it happened.  One of my second grade students walked up to me, poked me in my belly with the eraser side of a pencil and said, “Man, Mr. Morris…you’re gettin’ kinda fat.”

Wow! Kids say the darnedest things…so do scales apparently.  After getting on my newly purchased “Tanita” body fat scale, the display quickly registered 192 lbs, 22% body fat.  Dang…I guess I am fat.

After procrastinating for a while after this incident, I finally ordered  P90X® and the P90X^® Chin-Up Bar.

P90X is a revolutionary system of 12 sweat-inducing, muscle-pumping workouts, designed to transform your body from regular to ripped in just 90 days. You’ll also receive a comprehensive 3-phase nutrition plan, specially designed supplement options, a detailed fitness guide, a calendar to track your progress, online peer support, and much more. Your personal trainer, Tony Horton, will keep you engaged every step of the way, and you won’t believe your results!

We’re going to see if this system is all that it’s cracked up to be.  Of course we know that P90X won’t be worth anything if I don’t change my habits.  Over the next couple of days I’ll be posting details of my P90X journey, including Day 1 stats like weight, body fat %, blood pressure and cholesterol.  Oh yeah, and I will be posting the shameful “belly-fat” before pics..but only after I’ve made a bit of progress!

The biggest challenge of all is going to be changing my diet.  Simply put, I love to eat…I drink sweet tea like a health nut drinks water…and McDonald’s french fries are my drug of choice.  Facing a change in my eating habits is going to be tough!

To make things interesting, I’ve challenged my friend Ezekiel Haynes at ezekielhaynes.com to complete this 90 day challenge with me.  After 90 days we’ll be posting our “after” pictures on this site and his.  You’ll be the judge of who comes out on top!

Here goes nothing everything!