I'm resurrecting this thread to ramble a bit. I've recently changed up my routine due to a number of factors. Firstly, I booked a week-long canoe trip in the Yukon for August. Then I realized, crap, I'm nowhere near in good enough shape right now to survive a week of intensive canoeing. Secondly, one of my friends quit sugar. She's as much of a sugar addict as I am (yes, I have been known to eat only oreos for dinner or pie for breakfast on occasion) so I told her I'd spend a week off of sugar as well in support. Thirdly, my roommates have been talking a lot about making healthy meals in the house lately. Fourthly, my weight hasn't fluctuated very much in the past 10 years, but this semester after having my appendix out I was stuck under strict orders to not do any strenuous exercise for 2 months, which led to some of my pants becoming a bit tight. Lastly, I've never had a regular exercise routine that lasted beyond a month. At 28 years old, it's about time to be disciplined about my health, since if I don't maintain it now I'll be in trouble later in life.

So, due to the combination of all the factors above, I have embarked on a plan named, "KitKat Becomes Even More Super Awesome!" After surviving the first week without sugar, I figure I can keep it up and just eliminate it 90% of the time (I'm reserving 10% so I can still make pie and cookies when I want to >_> ). I'm paying a lot more attention to what I'm eating, and staying away from processed crap, as well as bringing my lunches to school instead of just buying food on campus. Now that the weather is nice again, I've begun to get back into running, though I still don't really like it. My roommate does pilates at home via youtube on the tv, so I tried out that with her and was excruciatingly sore the next day. I think I'll try to keep that up as well. I'm still too scared to visit a real gym (and too cheap).

It's hard for me to find time to fit these things into my schedule being in the middle of the end of the semester and swamped with projects and papers, but after about a week and a half of implementing my plan, it seems to be going well. I've lost about 6 lbs and my pants fit like the did pre-appendectomy. I'm feeling pretty good, and I think I'm on track to reach my goal of being in shape for canoeing in August. Though, I think I need to find more activities to work on upper-body strength. It's still early on, but I really want to keep this up not just till August, but hopefully as a lifelong habit. Being a non-athletic sugar-junkie, it's going to be long and difficult over the next few months.

So anyhow, just wanted to let you guys know that you can keep me accountable, and make sure I'm on track. If anyone else wants to join in on the "Becoming Even More Super Awesome" plan, we can implement it together. My goal is to be able to post weekly updates here to let you know how it's going.