What’s up Party People?!?! As your tour guide through this next month I plan to see a whole lot of attractions, a few sweet rides and maybe even kill a few of these fatty archenemies.
As you may know, if you’ve been following the site the past few weeks, STEVEmcfly has just finished a 30 day experiment with eating on $2 a day, and actually ending up eating on about $1.50 a day. That is pretty crazy in my book. This month I will be his companion on another great endeavor that might not be as exciting but hopefully equally informative: Calorie Counting. “OOOOOOOOOOH YEEEEEEEEEEAH!” says the Kool-Aid Man, as he nonchalantly exits back through my living room wall. I think STEVEmcfly and my plans will vary throughout the month but the foundational idea will be the same. We will be counting calories and finding ways to eat healthier without giving up the foods we love and without starving ourselves.
My schematic for this experiment is as follows: I’m going to keep eating what I normally do. I may swap a few items for healthier alternatives and I will be focusing on portion control as well. I also plan to work on not eating because I am bored, as this is something that I am so repulsively guilty of that I might as well strap myself down to Old Sparky, the electric chair, and say, “Let ‘er rip, Johnny!” because no jury would ever let me off the hook for this.
My goal for this month is to simply maintain and possibly shed a few pounds without changing my way of eating too drastically. I won’t be doing anything too fancy and I won’t be starving myself (much like the Special K diet is really doing). I want to take in somewhere between 1800 and 2000 calories per day and I plan on exercising regularly – again nothing too extravagant but just something to keep me somewhat active.
I’ve a feeling that this is going to work out well for me and really show that it doesn’t take much to start attacking that dreaded freshman 15, or sophomore 25 or junior 35…yikes. However, if I am wrong, I will nobly put my foot in my mouth and hop away with my tail between my legs and eat nothing but celery for a month.
I’ve decided I won’t be blogging everyday during this month for several reasons. One being that I simply don’t have the time and another being deathly afraid of monotony. I will try to write a new blog two or three times a week depending on how exciting life gets around these parts.
I’m excited about this and I hope you, dear reader, are as well. So if you will please keep all hands and feet inside the car, the ride will begin soon!
STAY YOUNG, YOU’LL LIVE LONGER – CODYmcfly.
