thirty-two.

as of this writing, i am on day four of this seven-day diet called the "cabbage soup diet". this is actually the furthest i've gone in the 2 or 3 attempts i've given this diet a try in the past. it's the most difficult day you see -- bananas and skim milk only (aside from the cabbage soup of course). thank goodness the day is almost over and tomorrow i can have some beef (yay! steak, anyone?) :-)

so why am i on this diet? people who know me know that i'm not really the "vain" type. well, this one-week effort is actually part of a much longer-term plan. you see, in about six months, i will be turning 32. i consider this age an important one for me, as the number 32 has been pretty significant to me (primarily because it was my Youth Encounter Batch # back in highschool). i have several goals for this turning point in my life -- and one of them is to start living a healthier lifestyle. :-)

well, i just thought that cutting down the extra weight seemed like a pretty good place to start. of course, after this "quick-solution diet", i know i should continue to watch the food that i eat. i also intend to play sports regularly again (the way i did most of my teenage years). and finally, i intend to consistently get the right amount of sleep every night (this is the toughest one of all!) :-)

i know it all sounds very ideal and maybe ambitious. but hey, if i can go one day eating only bananas or without eating rice for 100 days (but that's another story)... i'm pretty sure i have the discipline in me to achieve this happy, healthy lifestyle.

i'll be ready for you, thirty-two. ;-)