Unions, unions...it's all about the unions!!!

OK, so it's been forever since I posted on my journal...needed to post something new to it for once and don't feel like thinking right now!!

Wizzooott!!

Dave

Kitties!!

When my girlfriend moved up to San Francisco from Los Angeles, she had to leave behind a cat she had for 14 years. She could have brought it, but the cat was so used to its environment, we thought it would have been unfair for her.

So, of course, I said she could get a new kitty once we settled in....and we went to do that yesterday. We went to an adoption fair at a pet store and saw these two cute 11-week old black kittens. They were brothers, but each have very different personalities. One is outgoing and is a bit nutty. The other is cautious of everything. The GF fell in love with the nutty one and we agreed to take it.

The adoption person came by our place last night to drop the kitty off (they have to inspect the place first to make sure it's safe for the cat) and when the kitten we were taking was seperated from its brother, the brother looked very lonely and depressed. We felt really bad for it, so...well....we decided to take both!!

Body for Life Update:

Whelp, lost a respectable four pounds last week on my first week back on the BFL plan.!

While it isn't the staggering 12lb or whatever I lost the first week the last time I did it, I am very happy because 1) It's progress, 2) I didn't do ANY excercize, 3) I wasn't nearly as strict as I used to be -- too much fruit and caffeine involved, and 4) I wasn't driven crazy by cravings.

So here we go week two!!!

OK, if you've been around on the forums and stuff since mid-late 2002, you probably know my journey on the Body for Life program. It was something that I was very hardcore about and started in October 2002.

Being ready to be decidicated and giving it my all, I took the plan, modified it a tad, and well, between October 2002 and May 2003, I lost around 75lb - 80lb. Technically, my peak was more around 95lb, but that dealt with me basically starving myself a couple weeks before heading into E3 2003 because I wanted to reach a certain weight...but I gained that back within a week once.

Anyhow, that E3, I stopped the plan. I was rather happy with myself, was very active, and just told myself I wouldn't abuse the eating (that is, stuff myself overly full whenever I ate, which is most overweight's people biggest mistake in addition to simply eating the wrong food.)

From May 2003 to August 2004, I pretty much maintained this wait within a 5 pound range on average. Never really looked out on what I was eating, but just made sure to only eat enough to make me full and no more. My muscle/fat ratio certainly fluctuated I would say, though.

In August / early September, out of nowhere, I gained a significant amount of weight...around 20lb, over the course of 2 - 3 weeks. And I've been around there since then. This is not what I wanted and have been very upset with myself!!!

My girlfriend moved in with me in mid-October and we have decided to go back on the plan I was on before, BFL...with my modifications (essentially, lower fat intake)...and we started this week. It's going well for me, but she's having a little trouble (more like, complaining!!! :p), but she's sticking with it and I'm proud of her.

The first week or two is always the most difficult as the cravings for everything you are used to eating drive you crazy, but once we get past it, it should be smooth sailing!

Wish us luck!