I haven’t been updating the site the last week or so, other than to enter my decidedly underwhelming daily weigh-in’s. For a couple of days now I’ve intended to write a post dedicated to why I’ve been so lax in my posting, and so unfocused in my diet, but it seemed I couldn’t muster the interest to even do that.

Enter Rachel’s post over at Body By Pizza detailing her trip to NYC, which contains the following call to action:

Seriously, if you’re still fat (in that ‘I can’t even bend over to tie my shoes’ way), the time has come to get un-fat. All logic aside, it’s just something you need to do. Sure, counting calories isn’t glamorous and setting aside a few hours each week to exercise won’t always be your first choice (at least at the beginning), but doing these things is so fucking worth it. Not only will you prevent your heart from giving out at a ridiculously young age, but you will feel amazing from sunrise to sunset — guaranteed. If I’m saying this as a 5’2″, 185-lb individual, you can only imagine how good this shit is going to get! It’s time to grow up, cut the crap, get to work, and come join me as a permanent resident of Cloud Nine.

It sounds alittle hokey but, for whatever reason, this is exactly what I needed to hear right now. After reading that, instead of writing a post about why I haven’t been updating the site or going to the gym, I packed my gym bag and brought it to work this morning.

Cloud Nine, here I come.