Hey y'all... I have an announcement. Well, not an ANNOUCEMENT, per se, but more of a declaration.

Not so much a declaration, but a...

Oh HELL. Y'all, I'm tired of being fat.

It's not because I think I'm less-than-desirable. In fact, I am aware that I'm not everybody's cup of tea, but I have not found myself lacking in the men-throwing-themselves-at-me department. In fact, I get my fair share of offers, and then some. So that's not why I'm tired of this.

It's also not because I'm embarrassed or feel like less than a person. I do realize there are assholes out there who discount my opinions and don't want to be my friend. Those people are assholes, though, and I don't need them in my life. So in that respect, it's cool.

It's also not because of my health. While I'm not the HEALTHIEST person on earth, my vitals (blood pressure, cholestoral, etc) are within the norms, so I'm not going to keel over and be the guy that it take six paramedics to lift me into the ambulance...

I just feel like it's time for a change... a time to improve myself. I've said this before, on these very pages, and I've had mixed success, but I really, really need to do this now, just for myself. I don't have an action plan yet (though I'm working on one) but I plan to have some concrete goals and actions together by the end of this week. I will start immediately.

I haven't been updating as much as I used to. I needed a break, after almost two years of daily updates. I suspect that a new eating plan will introduce a bit of structure to my life and cause me to write more often again. Lucky you... you get to read about Cranky, Hungry Tim and how he would kill for a popsicle. I'm sure you can't wait.

And I will PROMISE you that this won't be a food journal. I read those, and I appreciate them, but that's just not me. Nor will it be an execise journal, or a poop journal, or a warblog. (what IS that shit about the guy who posts pictures of all his poop on the Internet? Why would you do that?)

So that's all for now. Tired of being fat, I plan to do something about it. Something that is as of right now quite abstract. Thanks for reading, have a great day.

I read somewhere that fat burning occurs after 20 minutes of low level constant exercise. So just walking for 20+ minutes a day will make a diff. Start slow and don't beat yourself up. Have fun with the change. I'm wit cha.

As you know, my motto is: CARBS ARE EVIL. Cut waaaay back on carbs and watch the fat melt away.

whoa! i am diet master here....
i know everything about bulimia, anorexia and just dieting.

first of all, you wanna cut down on eating BAD THINGS, not everything, just bad things cause notice the word 'die' is in diet... some people get dieting confused with anorexia. i did.
i have a great big list of all the fruits and vegetables that burn more calories digesting them than what they already have in them. like celery...that is almost 100% cellulose and humans cant digest that so it burns quite a bit.

if you are desparate enough and if you dont have heart problems, just keep in mind that diet pills like metabolife DO work. only the ones with ephedra though. which is bad. but it works.
and also keep in mind that 1 pound of fat burns i think 5 calories just sitting there...but 1 pound of muscle burns 35 calories. do the math, see how many calories you burn just sitting around doing nothing....i burn 235...i think somewhere in that area, just exsisting.

if you have any questions or comments, just go to my journal and leave a message for me. its at www.livejournal.com my user name is leaglitterbug

oh and yes carbs are VERY evil.
and drinking....watch your drinking...alcohol has LOTS of calories. look st the nutrition facts on a smirnoff... 300 and some calories a bottle!! it's a malt bev., but that's a lot!

well, hope i helped a little...any questions just ask me!

-Lea!