Day 94

It's almost the end of the road for 100 Days to Great.  I've got 5 more days until my next and last weigh-in on Day 99.  That will mark the last official measurement of how a few simple, but high impact, changes can make a huge difference in your weight and health.  Following that measurement, Coach Stefan will be setting me up with a few temporary finishing touches to the nutrition plan, in preparation for a photo shoot on Saturday, Feb. 28th.  Because the last nutrition changes are temporary, I'm treating my Day 99 weigh-in as the true end result of this process.

I've been honest with you through and through, and I'll continue to be so now.  I'm not sure how I feel about the photo shoot yet.  There's some prep activity that's not really my thing - shaving the body hair (which I've got plenty of) and getting a tan.  I take a sort of stubborn pride in my fuzziness.  Had I been an adult in the 80s, I'd have fit right in thanks to folks like Burt Reynolds.  Today, though, the image of attractive masculinity is presented as being hair-free, and fuzzballs like me are made to feel like we should keep it covered or get rid of it.  Shout-out to my wife Molly for always making me feel like the sexiest man alive.

Now, let me establish that the only reason the Fire team recommends folks do the shave + tan thing before a photo shoot is to better highlight the transformation the body has undergone.  Muscle definition stands out with some color, and obviously, when it's not hidden underneath hair.  One of the reasons I've kept working out happily at Fire is that I never feel judged about my appearance or musculature - only encouraged and appreciated when I work hard and stay focused.

So the net of it is... I think I'll do it, and then decide what I want to do with the photos afterward while I'm itchy as hell with my hair growing back.  I might just share them with Molly, or file them away for a day when I need a little motivation to keep treating myself right.