I’m stuffed
Literally.
As you may or may not know, I’m a Canadian boy. This weekend marked our Thanksgiving holiday and my trip home to enjoy it was a resounding success, in a way. You see, although I may not be in the same league as Colin or Chris, I still have my troubles with the “developer 15″ as it is most commonly called. For those not in the know, it can be summarized as this:
Upon entering the computer or web industry as either a programmer or technician much time is spend with little or no physical activity (other than leaving the desk for meetings or food/bathroom breaks). The sudden removal of exercise and activity combined with the sudden increase of energy sustaining caffeine and junk food, exponentially increases the body mass of said programmer or technician.
Obviously the holidays are both a blessing and a curse. The food was great but I had to actively think about what I should eat as opposed to what I wanted to eat. The success I referred to earlier was my decision to avoid the pop and limit the butter and gravy intake. The reason it wasn’t a complete success? It’s Thanksgiving, and holidays suck for sticking to a diet.
I’ve been actively working towards changing my diet, especially after my doctor told me my cholesterol was too high — that was a year ago. I’ve successfully changed my diet enough that no medication was needed and my cholesterol is now in the normal range. Victory number 1.
With each victory comes another challenge. So, challenge number 2:
- Continue to change diet to remove most junk food such as chips, pop, unhealthy snack foods
- Create and adhere to an exercise plan
Okay, challenge accepted. I’ve been completely inspired by Colin’s tremendous success with his diet and exercise plan. Every time I mention how well he’s doing he responds with “you should do it too.” It’s even worse when we’re video chatting and I’m sitting there eating a Dairy Queen Blizzard while Eliza and Colin sit and make fun of me.
Well, consider this my formal acceptance to join the ranks of the dieters. We must prove, once and for all, that geeks can look good.
Now I just need to find myself a decent pair of jogging shoes. Where did I put those car keys?
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