The Storm, it Cometh.

Days until Con : 89

06/24/2011

The Hot for Con Challenge has been issued, officially now with a badge, and I believe we're about to get support from a few folks that would increase the visibility of this ridiculous adventure. As the ring leader I have to set an example and tighten up my routines. After a few hardcore workouts, my lower back and right leg seem to be playing nice enough that I can start this doing something active every day now. That covers fitness, but as for food I look back at my sparkpeople.com entries and to be honest I'm not making the entries nearly as often as I should. My diet has sliped due to the lack of visibility, and that will have to change. 

Make no mistake about it, the number 1 way to lose weight is to account for the foods you take in daily. Studies have proven that just the act of knowing what you're putting in your body will shed pounds. It's the same principle as owning a bank account, and at the beginning of the day you get 10 times your weight in calories to spend before you're down to zero. So save your money, and you'll be able to afford one of these.  (I will own one soon enough, and I shall call it son.)

Calorie counting isn't a weight loss silver bullet of course. Exercise, sleep, and a metric ton of nutritional factors have to examined but counting those stupid calories will help with portion control. Which is the hardest thing for me to keep up with at the moment. I still have a appetite which drives me into a zombie craze if I allow myself to breach starving levels. At which point I'm only in loose control of my body as I steer my car into an italian restaurant (right through the window sometimes) and consume everything on my plate.

One day at a time, that's what I tell myself and live by with all this. Today I'll eat as well as possible, and not get down about any failures the day before or potentially in the future. 

The storm cometh, and I sit on the bottom of a mountain as the droplets of rain splash against my face. This is the part of the movie I love, the build up of focus right before the onslaught of action. My fat barbarian enemies bang their weapons together while I pull down my ultra sleek mask and twirl my katana. This battle will last three months and the blood of my enemies will feed the hungering of my blade, metaphorically of course.