The Beginning

So, tomorrow is the last day of my glutony. I've been preparing for this. I had big plans to work-out a bunch over the break, but my lazy butt didn't get to it. But, I just spent money on three months of Weight Watchers, so I know I'm going to follow that stuff hopefully, since I spent some cash on it and start to walk 5 times per week.

Weight Watchers is kind of cool. You keep track of what you eat online, and they add up a total of points. You are allowed so many points per day, and if you stay at that value or below, you are supposed to lose weight. Also, there are a billion recipes online, and they also give you ideas for things. The hardest part about changing lifestyles is that law school makes it kind of hard with my stress level, business, and laziness all combined. I never really feel like cooking. But with Weight Watchers, I don't always have to cook crazy meals, and now that I have a crockpot, I can cook before class and have a nice meal waiting for me when I get home.

My Wal-Mart list is long, and it is going to be costly. But I would rather spend the money now then be sick and paying doctor's bills when I am 40.

I set my goal for 150 pounds in two years. I am still stuck on that goal. But I feel like I can do better than that. Two years from my start date, January 1, 2007, will be January 1, 2009. At that time, I want to be 150 pounds lighter. After that, I will reevaluate where I am and hopefully lose another 25-50 pounds. Wow.

This is a weird thought from me, but I think about how not only will I have to change what I eat, but also how I act. I have always been hurt by my fatness, but I have also used it to my advantage. Everybody loves a good fat joke, and I'm not denying I'm fat. I always got a good laugh from my self-deprication...I'm going to have to find something else to try to be funny about, which is hard because I am a nerd.

I also kind of feel weird doing this blog. How many of you really care? I mean, I know you do, and you probably want to see me lose the weight, but in the grand scheme of the things, is it really that important? It is. A skinnier me is a happier me, a wealthier me, a healthier me, and a prettier me.

Besides being much healthier, the second greastest benefit of losing all this weight is that I won't sweat as much. Being warm runs in my family, but not being as warm as I am. Sweating is embarassing, especially because everyone can see it. Hopefully if I shed the insulation, I will sweat less and be less gross.

I'm really random, and if that bugs you, too bad. I'm still fat and can use that to kick your ass. Just kidding. I'm ready for this. I can do this.

It's a whole big giant circle, and my quest to my goal is beginning.

Now is the time.