Who is in?

I am issuing a challenge (as well as a way to motivate and keep myself honest) to the rest of you who may read this blog. As of today, September 14, 2009, I will be going carbonated drink and alcohol-free until November 9, 2009. This completion date coincides with the first ninety days of my P90X workout program. As mom may or may not have mentioned, I've let myself go wild the first thirty days in order to gain weight. From a personal low of 73.6kg. on March 11th, 2009 to my current (and incredibly, exactly the goal I set for myself several weeks ago) 86.2kg as of tonight. I am aiming now to cut out the excess fat (Sausage Egg McMuffins, Bacon Double Cheeseburgers from Burger King-two at a time, etc...) I am going to transition, well, screw the transition, from tomorrow I will be eating lean and getting MEAN! My personal goal is a slow, steady, and gradual rise to 93kg. (Type that into a unit converter and see how shocked you are...)

Anyways, back to the main purpose of this post, I am challenging you all to join me in throwing out, at the very least, sodas and colas from our diets. The occasional sip of alcohol is obviously harder to do, and clearly not all THAT unhealthy in certain circumstances. But I can remember living at the Greenlake basement apartment in Seattle and first trying to do this. Why does it take so long to actually stick to some of these important lifelong promises we must make to ourselves. My proposed penalty for falling off the bandwagon is a $10 fine for each breach to be tossed into a communal pot to be used at a later date...preferrably on booze we can all share together!!

So..any takers?!? Join me and look forward to hopefully some impressive photos in about two months time...

See you in health!