the other plan

the eat healthy, exercise regularly, be good to yourself plan. also known as, the often neglected/ignored plan. this is THE OTHER PLAN. (not to be confused with THE BIG PLAN which is my plan to move back to england ASAP).

'the other plan' involves a deal with my brother, scott, to avoid eating things that are bad for us. so far, those are the only rules related to food. it's up to us to determine what is good/bad for us. if we break this rule we have to treat the other to a movie. we also have rules about doing exercises at home, because we know it's not always that easy to get to the gym on a regular basis (especially for scott because he's up to his eyeballs in animation projects for school), but that being said the gym is still a big part of this plan...

now the reason for this plan is obvious for those who know me and particularly for those who have known me for at least six years.

i was one of the unfortunate ones in my first year of university and easily gained the "freshman 15" as they so lovingly call it (despite the fact that i had lost about 20 lbs before going to university!)
though once first year was over i didn't seem too concerned with my health and proceeded to add to that number each year thereafter... apparently staying off booze all through high school was a wise choice, because most of my weight during undergrad (and, let's be honest, postgrad) was the result of too much beer and too many drunken trips to fast food outlets.

so here i am at 25 and ___lbs, admitting to anyone who might be reading this, that i am not going to go back on this plan. this time i'm sticking to it. i've seen too many health problems arise out of situations not-too-different from my own, and i don't want to go there. so here goes nothing.



this photo was taken november 2001 with my best friends anna, emily and kate. the three of them look even more lovely today than they do in this photo (taken before a very enjoyable night out at MAD BAR) and seeing myself in old photos like this, not to mention old clothes such as these, makes me really want to make some changes. and i know i can, it's just going to take some time.

is that enough honesty for you? stay tuned for more old photos as i dig them out of the depths of my closet.