This morning my friend Jonny 5 from the band the Flobots met me at Qi Denver Athletic Club with a rap about my efforts to get fit for EMERGENCY USA: Life Support for Civilian Victims of War and Poverty. Check out this video!

IF YOU WANT TO PLEDGE just email me at bosch@argusfest.org or call me at 303-669-7286 and give me the dollar amount you would like to pledge for each pound I lose. PLEASE PLEDGE!

I’m so incredibly grateful for my great fortune. That I met Chris who agreed to work with me on this challenge. That I have so many wonderful people who care about me. That I don’t have to experience the terrible affects of war and poverty. I have everything and yet for years I have felt deep sadness. It is a profoundly unjust world we live in. Those who cause pain to others, both economically and physically, are often rewarded handsomely for it. We are out of balance and I’ve been out of balance. Fitness for EMERGENCY USA is my small way of trying to restore some of that balance.

Here’s another video from day 4. In it Chris and I talk about the pain I’m going through by pushing my body back into shape vs. the pain that the civilian victims of war have to go through.

Today I did another 30 minutes cardio at Qi Denver. I pushed myself a little harder but still introducing my body back into working out.

2.6.10 FOOD LOG

10 AM
3 tangerines

11 AM
a four inch avocado and tomato sandwich with mustard and peppers on artisan bread.

1:30 PM
an apple

7:30 PM
a veggie salad (same as before but I did throw a little feta on it. I know I said no dairy but I’m rethinking my absolute stance on this)

I’ve now started my fitness program for EMERGENCY USA! I said I was going to start of February 1 but thought about putting it off because I still had things to do to prepare for collecting pledges and such. But those were just excuses. I can work out all the details in these first weeks.

So I’m off and running with no looking back.

As of February 1, 2010 I weigh 294 pounds.

Watch this video (the first in many) I made today.

UPDATE: I decided to change my position on no dairy and no alchohol. Instead I’m just going to limit it. I think this will make it more likely for me not to derail from the program. Also, after meeting with Chris I decided to make this program 180-days instead of 90. Here’s a video from day 4 where I talk about it.

CLICK HERE TO MAKE A PLEDGE

On February 1, 2010 I started a 180-day fitness program to get in the best shape of my life. In the process I hope to raise some money for EMERGENCY USA: Life Support for Civilian Victims of War and Poverty http://www.emergencyusa.org.

In today’s conflicts 90% of the victims are civilian and 36% are children.

EMERGENCY is an Italian organization that provides free-of-charge, high quality medical and surgical treatment to the civilian victims of war, landmines and poverty. EMERGENCY USA is a sister organization that supports programs at EMERGENCY facilities worldwide.

Over 3 million patients have been treated completely free-of-charge by EMERGENCY.

Help me get fit for EMERGENCY USA

My goal is to lose 100 pounds over the next 180 days. I will weigh myself at the end of each month and then ask people who pledged to donate to Emergency USA based on my weight loss. For example, if someone pledged $5 and I lost 20 pounds it would be a $100 donation to EUSA for that month. This will go on for 6 months after which I will be in the healthiest fittest shape of my life and we will have raised some considerable money for the vital work of EMERGENCY USA in healing the wounds of war and poverty.

I’ll be posting regular blogs here at www.FitnessforEmergencyUSA.org so check back and follow my progress.

Please make your pledge today.

You can pledge by simply calling or emailing me with your name, contact info, and the dollar amount you would like to pledge for each pound I lose.

Thank You,
Jason Bosch
303-669-7286
bosch@argusfest.org