Day seventeen.

Happy New Year.

I've noticed some subtle changes in my shape since this challenge began 17 days ago. As small as they are, it's huge that I can notice anything after two weeks...

Here's the latest video about the whole situation.

Back Fat Blues

As promised, this is the most recent update on me trying not to be fat. It's my Christmas/post Christmas vlog.

Enjoy.

Day 1-9 Video.

Here's the very first YouTube video I've starred in. This is the vlog of my first nine days on the challenge and there will be many more to come.

Corpulent Commiseration - Day 10

So, if you've never been fat, you can stop reading now. Thank you for your interest, though. I've created this page for two reasons - one more dire than the other. The first and most important reason is that I need accountability with my health and this is a great way of providing that. I got the idea while watching a YouTube video the week before last by an aussie guy named Adam Waters (if I have the wherewithal, I'll find his page and link it.) The video that I watched was of his 100 day transformation from flab to abs. When I watched it, I couldn't believe the transformation he made in only 100 days. Then it hit me: why can't I do that? I breathe the same air and live under the same sky (well, sort of, he's on the other side of the globe.)

The other reason I'm doing this is motivation for others. I've noticed that I've been the most encouraged by other people's story from fat to thin and I wouldn't have been encouraged if those people didn't take a step of faith and share their story from the start.

So, that night I took the same plunge. Over the previous couple of months, I'd joined a gym and have been working out regularly, but on December 14th the match was lit. I was ignited to turn my life around and, for the first time in 25 years, take control over my body and get in shape. I've been fat my whole life, some times more obvious than others, but not one day of my adult life have I thought that I looked good, decent, and healthy. I know part of that is my self-esteem, which is greatly improving, but much of it comes from treating my body poorly and feeling the ramifications from that.

SO! I'm doing my own 100 day challenge and putting myself to the test. For 100 days I've decided to test my body and sacrifice physically so that my future can be better. Adam Water's motto was "eat clean, shred hard, and think big" and that's exactly what i intend to do. I'm only on day 10 today and already I've noticed a difference in my appearance and my motivation. I think that this blog/vlog will reach a higher level of accountability that will be very helpful. Two months from day one is my 26th birthday and my 100 days ends just a week before I go back to Kenya.

No better time than today.