The body
Posted by Joel Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:07:00 GMT
After the interview yesterday I didn't do much worth note, besides struggle to further my ends in my project until I inevitably got distracted. But I did make a decision.
I'm going to really try to get in shape. And I mean the whole thing. I had to tell David and Katie that I wasn't going to go out to eat as much as before or drink beers every day. I realize I'm going to alter my reputation as someone that can be counted on to go out for a good time riddled with various forms of indulgent consumption into one of a health nut prude.
And after somehow announcing my intention to sacrifice and carrying through with it while they went to Magnolia, I felt more convicted to do it. I'm doing it the old fashioned way. Eating less, only eating healthy foods, and exercising with some regularity (I'm not sure if I mentioned that we did go running on Wednesday). I don't intend to "reward" myself with fatty foods or in any other way break the cycle until I'm down to my target weight.
Which isn't so much a target weight, as a target appearance, as I don't even have a scale. But I'm guessing around 150-155 pounds would be ideal. That's over 30 pounds to lose.
A lot of my inspiration comes after quitting smoking, which I was also very attached to, much like I am the out-every-night lifestyle. Still, I was able to do it, and when I did, the second I threw away my last pack of cigarettes, over six months ago now, I knew I wasn't ever going to look back and that I was just sick of it and through with it. And that's how I feel about being overweight.
