Happy Birthday to me.

I am 34 years old today. I began my 35th year on earth on the right foot this morning -- I was down 2.2 lbs. I don't know what the scale will look like tomorrow, however -- it's been a very food-filled birthday. I started the day by eating some of the giant cookie my friend EB got me this weekend -- I have not yet eaten my name, however, because I like the way it looks. Then, at work, my secretary at work surprised me with a potluck luncheon -- her husband cooked some ham, and other coworkers brought in a lot of good food. I was touched by the effort she and everyone else to -- I'm not used to having people other than my parents make such a fuss over me.

I didn't really need any more food, but my parents and I had already planned a dinner at the local Indian restaurant, which I had really been looking forward to. We had a really nice time, and my lamb rogan josh was excellent.

I had a great birthday overall -- I had fun driving my car to and from work -- I love the way it rides so smoothly. I received email greetings and phone calls from close friends and family. And it was sunny -- not necessarily warm, but sunny. Now I'm tired and need to go to bed. It's been a good day indeed, and not because it was fattening.

Birthday Eve -- Back Again

Hello -- I'm back after a long absence. My computer hard drive crashed in mid-January -- I got the computer back up and running in a couple of days, but I never got back to this blog. I lost a few days of weigh-ins with the crash, but I've been faithfully weighing every day. Unfortunately, I haven't made a lot of progress overall -- today, on the eve of my 34th birthday, I've matched my lifetime high (set back in mid-January) of 205.2 pounds. Today's weight was a result of a big one-day jump that I think resulted in part from a lot of salt I had yesterday. But I've only dipped below 200 a few times in the past two months. I've exercised a little, but not enough to make a difference.

Don't worry, though, I'm not going to let the weight put a damper on my birthday -- I started celebrating early this weekend by buying a new car! I got a nice car I've had my eye on since last fall, but I was waiting for a red one to come in. Even after I saw the red one appear on the lot last month, I waited a couple of weeks before I test drove. Then I waited two more weeks before I bought it. Tomorrow, my birthday, I get to drive it to work for the first time -- I'm not interested in showing it off, I just want to enjoy the car on my forty mile commute.

Maybe I can also let my excitement over the car help me get to the gym more often. I would like to walk more often. After my computer crashed I had to rebuild my iPod, but now it's better than before, so I should have everything I need to walk, whether it be at the gym or outside as it gets warmer.

Meanwhile, I will probably have more food than I need tomorrow, but after that, I've got to be more methodical about my diet. I'm going to be 34 tomorrow, and I have no more time to spend being fat -- I've got to get serious about my health, and my personal appearance.

Today's numbers:

Age: 33 years and 364 days.
Weight: 205.2 lbs. (Equals Lifetime High)
BMI: 34.7 (Obese)