The Four Sins

So amazingly enough, my genetics book sold last night on amazon.com. That was my most expensive book last semester, and the cash from that sale alone will either buy me two books next semester or Chick fil A through the month of July ;)

This morning at the clinic I did a little physical examination of my own self. These are very important for everyone to do. The best way to go about it is to stand naked in front of a mirror and just look at yourself and think "Is this what I want to look like?". Needless to say that doing that while working at the clinic is a pretty rotten idea. I did take my blood pressure, weigh myself, look at my blood sugar levels, and stuff like that.

What I found was rather surprising. As a runner and a triathlete, I have always taken pride in my physical condition. For over four years now I have raced competitively and stayed in good shape. I have never eaten as healthily as I could have (more on that later), but I tend to burn it off.

So I am six feet two inches tall, 182 pounds, 19.5 years old. My blood pressure was 122/69. In all honesty, that isn't too bad. Could it be better?

Umm..most definitely. So, although you would look at me like I'm crazy for saying this, I am going to try to lose some weight. Not just "weight" mind you, but a specific kind of weight. I want to lose the extra belly fat (the kind that keeps me nice and warm in the winter...good thing it's summer!) without losing any of the muscle mass that does important things like launch my body through the air while running or propel my bike along roads and up hills.

So what are the specific goals of this diet? I'm not doing a fancy carbo-protein-weird diet, I just want to think about it a little more. There are some VERY obvious villains in my life

1- Chick Fil a

I eat here WAY too often. I made it there twice already this week, and I believe there will be a third time coming soon. This task will be nearly impossible because the spicy chicken sandwich is coming out in exactly 1.5 weeks. Eating things fried in peanut oil is certainly not good for my body, and this is a terrible habit of mine ;)

2- Those little mini chocolate donuts

I can't stop eating these things. If I see them sitting around, I will eat them for any meal, a snack, dessert, or just because they are there. I polished off a pack of them earlier today, in fact. The only way around this temptation is NOT TO BUY THEM AT ANY COST!!

3- Sweet Tea

While this is certainly not the most vile thing I could be drinking, it is the worst thing I do drink by far. Some tea is better than others. When we make tea around the house, it isn't as bad as the sugar bomb that is McDonald's sweet tea.

4- Chocolate Chip Cookies

I like these warm and gooey from the oven. I also like them frozen. I also like them a little crispy after they have been sitting out for a bit. I also like to eat these by the handful. I like the really fat cookies that are doughy, and the thin cookies that are crispier. I like eating the cookie dough raw, before it even goes in the oven. I'm basically (as in "not acidically") a cookie monster.

So this isn't so much of a "diet" as it is me trying to avoid junk food. This is going to be very difficult, because those four food groups (yes, they are food groups) compose almost 50% of my daily caloric intake.

Whew....that's enough for today. I think I need a cookie ;)

PS....not a single picture in today's post!