I am a cold start...

First off...
Congratulations to MIKE and LEILANI!!!

Last night they welcomed Mikaela into the family and she is absolutely BEEEEAUTIFUL!!! 7 lbs 7 ounces and 19 1/2 inches...she is adorable. I am going again to see them today, cuz I only got to see the baby last night and not my cousin, she was still in recovery and it was getting really late...pictures to come!!!

Breakfast
I've once again realized the importance of having breakfast. Especially now that I'm on Atkins for a while, I need to be smarter and know that I need to eat this first and most important meal of the day. The body runs on fuel, put in by means of food consumption, and being on a diet decreases that fuel...and not eating breakfast does so even more. That's probably why I feel so lethargic and tired when I get up in the morning...I've been so used to eating a lot for lunch and dinner that my body is probably adjusting to the change to not eating so much...which I think means I need to eat breakfast so that I have more fuel to burn throughout the day. Cuz after I ate my atkins bar, I felt so much better... It'll probably be easier to eat something for breakfeast when I'm not full-time on atkins cuz my range of foods will expand, but for now, I'll have to make a mind to grab some eggs(or egg substitute if I've already had my 2 yolks a week) and spam or something on my way out in the mornings...

I'm determined to get into the gym today and work out...I have a few things errands to do, but I'm going...I wanna see how my workout energy is affected on this diet...

words of advice
Jon called me last night..

Jon - "I'm at Target right now, and I'm standing in front of a game cube, and before I did something stupid I thought I'd call for some advice."

me - "Buy it dude!"

Jon - "Damn, I knew I shouldn't have called you."

Chris told me he didn't get it yesterday but he most likely will today...he he he. Man, I'm such a bad influence. I shouldn't give people shopping advice, when I am probably one of the most impulsive shoppers out there...a retailer's wet dream. At least Jon had the mind to get a second opinion to back up his own...me, shoot, I'd just get it and then hear people say, "I can't believe you bought it." ...impulse... ha ha ha Speaking of shopping...I need to get myself some new snowboard equipment...and I need to do it soon, before prices shoot up on that stuff and because the holiday season is fast approaching and I don't wanna be buying myself stuff during that time because I need to get gifts for my friends and family...so hopefully by the end of this month I can get some new gear.

"The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next."
-Matthew Arnold