Like so many others, Jason’s story begins back when he was a child. Being “the fat kid” in school was, to say the least, difficult. He would wear his jacket no matter how hot it was, afraid that if he took it off someone would make fun of him. Jason describes himself as an emotional eater. It didn’t matter if he felt good or bad; he would eat too much either way. While he did lose some weight during football season in high school, his poor eating habits remained. Becoming more conscious of his weight during college, he began watching what he ate and exercising periodically. His battle with food was like a roller-coaster ride, and this became the pattern for his life.
After getting married, Jason gained 40 pounds in 6 months. He would catch himself eating his food, getting seconds, finishing what his wife hadn’t eaten, and then grazing on the leftovers throughout the night. Afterwards, he would feel terrible. He quickly became self-conscious about his body, which caused him to eat even more—he even started wearing a shirt to bed. When he and his wife divorced, his self-esteem plummeted. Back on the roller coaster, Jason found himself using food to kill the pain again.
One day, while flipping through the channels, Jason saw an infomercial for P90X®. He watched for a few minutes, waiting for the inevitable “gimmick,” but it never came. What he did see made sense to him. The program promised a complete workout package designed to get you ripped in 90 days; something about the infomercial told him that he could do this. Exactly 90 days before his 29th birthday, Jason ordered P90X. When it arrived, he and one of his friends began immediately. Starting the workouts was hard, and getting discouraged came easily. His busy schedule meant that he would have to make time for his workouts late at night—but this didn’t stop him. Neither did the fact that it was the dead of winter and the only place he had to exercise was a barn with no heater. Working out in a barn in 20-degree weather was tough, but he was committed to giving P90X everything he had for 90 days.
Jason is humble, which is why he finds it hard to talk about how proud he is of his accomplishments. Losing 40 pounds is great, but Jason is even happier about beating his addiction to food. He knows this newfound freedom is something he’ll have to fight to maintain for the rest of his life, but knowing he now has the tools and support makes all the difference.
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