You only think you are hungry...

i'm sorry that you are reading my thoughts again as I'm sure at this point you're more excited about hearing from Justin. nonetheless blogs don't write themselves and unlike his unemployed friend over here, justin has a life.

so i'm doing it. i'm starting a diet. i think i mentioned the last diet i did was South Beach with my mom about 5 years ago. i learned a lot from South Beach so I never thought a diet was necessarily the thing i needed as i had altered a lot of what and how i ate.

but something that happens when you embark on something new, is you are awarded the beginning stages. the most fun of everything. the new year, a new job and a new diet. you get the exciting feelings of starting something good and for all you know, lasting.

i might not be gearing up for my inauguration speech marking the beginning of changing a whole nation, but i'm gearing up to change my world. change my habits. change my breakfasts, lunches, dinners and hopefully in two months pants size.

the start of a race. the purchase of something new. the purchase of something new and big; a car, a computer, a house. the birth of a child. a new engagement. the first day of training at a job that pays a salary that is very new and exciting for you. the first date, with for once a great guy.

always so promising and so exciting. usually coming at times when most needed, pushing us towards a change in a path that might have started to look worn. and we, often welcome the change when it's on our own accord.

these are the reasons it was time to start a new diet. and as predicted, i'm pretty excited. i've read most of the introduction and agreed with the author page after page, the feeling of visiting with a friend at a coffee shop nodding through each others' stories. yes- you understand how i'm feeling!

the food choices almost require very little shopping which makes me feel good about the things i'm already eating. i'm excited that it's an 8 week diet. 2 months. easy. and the no alcohol phase is only 2 weeks. i'm excited that Dr. Susan Roberts (the author) hasn't yelled at me for not working out and even told me i dont' have to work out to lose.

now- i love working out and got new gym clothes for christmas, so once i brush this "the gym is how far away and it's how cold out?" funk off my shoulders i'm sure the workouts will help the world seem so much more beautiful on so many levels.

so here are the stats. and yes, i'm about to admit my actual weight.very scary moment here since i almost never talk about how much i actually weigh, just how much i'd like to weigh. but how can i compete with justin and make you realize that this is totally possible and make me actually commit to something other than cleaning if i don't face the truth?

currently at 149lbs. (i'm 5'7 for any of you math wizards calculating my BMI out there-- don't stress, i'll post that here next) would like to be 130lbs. i would like to tone my thighs and buns (who doesn't right?) and increase my visible abs from 4 to 6 including my obliques.

stay tuned, for pictures. (yes very scary) and measurments. i'll talk to justin and maybe we'll come up with a format for reporting that to one another.

after finishing the rest of the cape cod chips with sour cream and onion dip(yes i finished that too) last night, i think i've almost cleaned out the accessible crap foods in the fridge and am probably ready to start tomorrow.

any personal inspirational quotes you'd like to share? or pictures of you eating dough boys at the fair?