John

Male

46

Florida, United States

Medical

Feb, 2007

My Story, well how and why I started: About two years ago I went to my parent's 50th wedding anniversary, my wife and I wanted to give them a present made from all the pictures taken at that event. We took hundreds of pictures and had them developed. After looking through the pictures, I was mortified. I looked like a complete fat pig. I was the heaviest I had ever been, and surely looked it. I was over 300 lbs, a belly that would not quit, and a 46 inch waist. I told my wife I was going to do something about this before I became a shutin. That very week I started on a diet, I would not recommend to anyone, but I did it for three weeks. Absolutely NO carbs. It was very hard because bread is my downfall and pizza my favoite staple food. I did not even weight myself for the first 6 months of dieting. I said it is more important to beable to fit in clothes that no longer fit, than to target a number weight. I went from diet to diet the only constant was I took Ripped Fuel three times daily, and worked out as follows three times a week religously: 60 crunches on Ab Lounger 30 wide hand pushups 30 close hand pushups 30 curls with 90 lbs 30 delt flys with 15 lb dumbells I could not afford alot of weight equipment, or to belong to a gym. So I did with what I could afford. By May of 2007 I could fit into a 32 inch waist and was down to 250lbs. My wife and I were going on vacation and I wanted to wear a speedo type swimsuit to the beach. One like I did over 25 years ago. I live in a small town in north Florida with NO availability to buy such a suit. So I turned to the internet, moreover Ebay. I bought two swimsuits from a seller on Ebay and wore them to the beach. My wife took some pictures and when we returned home, the pictures were so good, my wife said I should send them to the Ebay seller. Afterall, the seller only listed the swimsuits with pictures of them laying on a table. Next thing I knew she asked if I would be interested in modeling some suits for her. I said "HELL YES". I have now modeled over 100 suits for different sellers and I feel damn good about myself. I always wanted to once again look good in a small swimsuit and always wanted to have a body that I would not be ashamed to wear sexy swimsuits to the beach again. Since then, in July of this year I bit the bullet and joined Anytime fitness to further my workout potential. And here I am. I am just a normal happily married man that thanks God for giving me this chance. Some people probably think I am stuckup, stuckon myself, I am the farthest from that. Sure I need to be careful what I eat, how much I workout, how dark may tan is...But Dammit I work hard and need to look good. Come on if you goto the gym, you look in the mirror to see progress, what the hell is the difference? I give anyone all the praise in the world for sticking to it and trying to make their body the best it camn be. You only GET ONE! I just wanted for grins to post a picture of me taken 24 years ago in a pink speedo bikini, so you can see that I don't look that much worse 22 years later. It is the one with the green tank top and my head is cut off in the pic. I am now working to get my NASM certification in Personal Training, not for anything else but the knowledge and personal growth. It is so funny I was an athletic trainer in high school and was offered two complete scholarships, but I decided instead to go to Engineering school. Funny how life takes a complete circle! My wife and I have a goal to manage a resort, she is the one with the business savoy and what I want to do is have athletic training/toning classes as well as make my own line of swimwear for men that are not affraid to flaunt what they have worked so hard to achieve! My hat is off to those!! I would have to say my BIGGEST GOAL is to be a VERY HOT 50 year old!! Yes I have 4 more years until I get there, but I can truly say, I have not in my life met many 50 year old men that look like a soloflex commercial model...so that is my goal. I know I have a long way to go. But I will not give up! I have started a high protein diet that I made up myself. 120 grams of protein over the entire day, spaced every two hours. I have definitely noticed a big change in my energy level. Weight wise I have not yet weighed to see if I lost. Will keep you posted! I am always looking for modeling jobs!!! Know of any? *** I am Looking to sell some of the suits I have modeled!, worn once to model ONLY! If interested, message me! Highly discounted from original price designer selling for.***

I used to look at others that spent the time to workout and take care of their bodies and say wow I wish! Yes I wished I could be one of them. Now when I go to the gym, others look at me, and I know they are saying exactly what I used to say. Workingout has definitely filled my wildest dreams, now modeling swimwear on Ebay.

If you don't stay in shape, these swimsuits don't hide anything!!!! AT ALL! Also my wonderful wife always tells me how good I look "BLUSH"!

I am no longer affraid to wear a swimsuit to the pool! Now I am trying to walk the tight rope to continue to get in shape, get more defined, and at the same time not build too much muscle. I want to be the sexiest male bikini model I can be, but I do not want to look like a body builder. Not that body building is not a WONDERFUL field, but too much muscle takes away from the swimsuit and I model swimsuits!!! Not Me!