Last week, I posted my six month goal to read one development book a week for the next 27 weeks.  At the tail end of that post, I promised:

"If you think this is all crazy and aggressive, I've got news for you; I'm just getting started.  Wait until you see the goal I am posting *next week*.  Trust me - you've been warned."  

I was in excellent shape when I was 25.

I haven't been in shape for about 4 years now.  That was a long time ago. I can tell you that when I look in the mirror it feels like it was forever ago.  I'm not ridiculously overweight or anything, but I am out of shape. 

I'm tired of being out of shape. 

However, the one thing I am tired of more than *being* out of shape is *telling* people that I'm out of shape, and telling people that I used to be in shape.

I got into great shape at 25 because I trained regularly and ate healthy.  However, I also:

• I set a goal with a firm deadline (June 22, 2002)
• I told absolutely everyone I knew about this goal

I have been going in circles with my training for a long time now.  It's hardly any surprise, when my training regimen over the last 4 years has consisted of:

• working out hard for a week or two
• taking a week off and having 2 Medium Pizza Hut pizzas, a box of chicken wings, a KFC Big Crunch sandwich, a Tim Horton's breakfast sandwich, and a 2L Skor ice cream (this is all in a Sunday, BTW - my wife has anecdotal evidence)
• repeat

But that ends today. 

No, I will not be achieving this by
a) going on the 'roids like Bristowe and Belcham
b) binging and purging
c) getting calf and abdominal implants

I will be achieving this through 2 things:
a) diligent regular exercise
and more importantly,
b) eating healthy on a consistent basis.  Yes, this means I have to ditch eating entire cartons of ice cream at a time, but I'll live.

So I am telling everyone who is reading that on July 25, 2007, I am going to be in the best shape of my life (between 9% and 13% body fat).




This post isn't without some degree of risk.  But nothing great in life comes without great risk.  I didn't post this because I thought, "Wouldn't it be great to write a post that totally destroys my credibility and becomes a public embarassment to me for the rest of my life?"  In case you haven't noticed, I write posts that destroy my credibility every *day*!!   I posted this because I am going to pull off the greatest physical transformation since Optimus Prime himself and I want you all to know - publically - that I am going to succeed; I want you along there with me.

Like I said last week, this is just the beginning.  After all, if you want to change the world, first you have to able to change yourself.  

And who doesn't want to change the world?