My name is Adam Sipes and I am going to chronicle the daily struggle of what it takes to lose wieght, manage Grad school, a full time job, and a social life at the same time. My best friends and I, Who all live in the same house, are going to attempt to change our lives for the better. This will be done by eating better, drinking less, exercizing, and generally being nice people. This life change is going to start on Monday March 15, 2010. Hence the name "Life changing Mondays." The blog will consist of all my emoitions as I feel them, (and have time to write about them), and anything else that i think is pertinent in the life changing process. Our goal is to run a marathon in ones years time. We are shooting for the Las Vegas Rock-N-Roll marathon next year. So in saying that, leave any comments you want, good or bad, because they will all be fuel for the fire.

13th March 2010

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And so it begins…

Today is the first day, of the rest of my life. It’s a Saturday morning, and i am hung over as shit. Last night i was at my fraternity house helping them throw a party. There was a live band and good people. To sum it up, i moshed too hard and got my nose busted open, and eventually wound up at the bar.

I initially went telling myself that i was not going to drink, but as the night progressed, that plan failed miserably. So now as i sit here and write i keep thinking to myself, “How can i word this thought so it doesn’t sound like i drink too much?” And now i am just saying “Fuck it.” In a sense, last night was my “Last hoorah.” I am dreading, and at the same time have a ton of excitement for Monday.

My roommate Jeff came in to my room this morning, also hungover, and his first words were “Bro, I’m scared!” When i probed for an explanation, he returned with “Life changing Monday is 2 days away.” God damn right it is. “This is going to suck,” we both then said with laughter. Its two days away and right now it cant come fast enough. I am tired of the unhealthy life style i lead and it needs to change.

Yesterday i calculated my body mass index. I’m 6 feet tall and weigh 320 lbs. I have a 43.4 body fat percentage. That is morbidly obese. Talk about fucking scary. I cant believe i let myself get this big. Yet at the same time it has been a blast doing it. But that’s all in the past now. Monday where are you?