Shock and Awe
(Snow Patrol - Run)

In high school I used to joke around with my friends at the time that if my girl ever got to *insert arbitrary weight for given height here* lbs, that I'd have to put her on the "program". The program being any sort of workout/diet program that would put her below that acceptable threshold. Of course at the time I was 5'8" and 125 lbs soaking wet. It's easier to throw stones when you don't live in a glass house that's 10000 sq ft and has 100 rooms.

Fast forward 15 years later and I have crossed my own personal threshold (170 lbs) for obesity and I have started the dreaded "program". The program involves 6 days a week of intense workout and watching what I eat.

I'm not sure how I let myself go this far but there are a few hypotheses.

1) As you get older, you become less active and spend most of your day sitting at a desk job staring at a computer.

2) As you get older, your metabolism slows down.

and my personal favourite...

3) Relationship gut. When you are in a committed relationship you a) have less time to worry about personal fitness and hygiene. b) don't care about putting an effort into looking good anymore. or c) you spend more time at home cooking and eating with the significant other.

Have you ever noticed that the more committed the person is, the bigger the gut? I think there's a direct correlation here.

Sadly I think the reason I'm so fat is all of the above.

Keep checking into this blog people...I may post pictures of my humongous belly at some point!! Yes I'm awesome. And inspiring. Awespiring.