Oh, the ups and downs and… sides… blag.

What can I say? Life is just too hectic for me. All those variables and emotions and feelings and thoughts and what-ifs and possibilities and opportunities and failures and successes… life is nuts. I will say this, however, that life is not as I expected it, nor am I who I thought I’d be. A senior in college? Please. Give me a break. (I could really go for a Kit-Kat right now…) I always pictured myself as some hot-shot stud-muffin with witty catch phrases, a nice haircut and abs to boot. In reality, I’m more of an average guy who usually stutters his way through conversations and could stand to run a few miles and do a few crunches. That’s when I decided to have a nice little lifestyle change. I did some research and found a nice little diet that let’s me eat pretty good, and isn’t that much extra work. Basically, it’s a four week program that teaches you to watch what you eat. For the first week, I am to make a healthy breakfast consisting of oatmeal, eggs, bran/fiber cereal – something healthy – and the rest of my meals can be whatever I want. During the second week, I have a healthy breakfast and lunch, and dinner and snack are on me. Week three means I get to have a healthy snack of nuts or something – maybe a granola bar – and dinner is on me. When week four hits I’m on an all healthy diet. Now, the trick is to not only eat healthy food, but also to watch my portion sizes. When I’m chowing on something delish, I like to go back for seconds. But to drop those first few pounds, I need to only eat the recommended daily allotment. BUT THERE IS HOPE, dear friends! I, Joshua Bryce Kennedy, get to have one “naughty” 120-calorie snack every day! That’s like six M&Ms! Or half a Hershey’s bar! Huzzah!

So anyways, we’ll see how this diet goes. In addition to eating healthier, I am changing my sleeping habits to get out and exercise during the morning hours. You know, start the day off right! Since I’m not a huge fan of jogging (and Indiana’s weather shalln’t permit that much longer anyway, with subzero temperatures only days away) I’ll probably get over to the gym and do my thang. I think this calls for some new shorts. Maybe Under Armour. Nah.