Day 1

If anybody has been even glancing at my other blogs, they would know me, Jibby, as the beer-loving vegetarian, college senior who is currently the victim of the economic downturn layoffs. I also used to be in the military. Anyway, I usually watch my diet and count the calories, but it seems that ever since I moved to San Diego from Portland I have had trouble keeping an exercise routine.
Being unemployed and feeling pretty down in the dumps, I decided to get back into a healthy lifestyle and make the most of my situation. I'm medium-framed, 6-foot-3 inches tall and this morning I weighed in at 186 pounds. This still has my BMI at about 23.2 which is 1.8 under the 25 that the CDC considers overweight, but I really felt my best when I was 155 pounds and able to get in 20 pull-ups and as many sit-ups as I wanted. I know sit-ups and pull-ups aren't a great way to determine strength and health, but my 31 inch waist was able to fit in some pretty hip bell bottoms I had won on an E-bay auction (I kinda dig the retro-70's mid-western teen fashions of my parents generation) and I wasn't always worrying about "sucking it in."
After I got out of the military, I moved to Portland to start school with a friend that wanted to go back. Things were a little less stressful there. Rent was $800 instead of $1,600, school was 100 and 200 level instead of 300 and 400, a job was optional, and I could afford a membership to a gym that was conveniently located directly across the street from my Beaverton apartment that I shared with my friend.
Things started to change as I had been maintaining a long distance relationship with a girl I had met in San Diego. I decided to transfer to CSUSM from Portland and be with here. Things between us are pretty good. I do notice she is irritated that I've been without a job for a month, but school's starting back soon and more money from my financial aid should be coming in to east the tension. But all the comfort we have allowed me to pack on over 30 pounds! I had tried to keep a routine after I noticed the first 10, but was only met with failure. I decided tonight while on my first jog since may that I would keep my progress on a blog entry. This way the whole world can see and keep me motivated.

Meal 1] Top Ramen (I know) 390 calories, 14 g fat, infinite g sodium, 37 g carbohydrate
Diet Mt Dew (I said I know) 0 calories
Meal 2] Cheese Quesadilla {Rubio's} left-over from Serenity's(my girlfriend's daughter)kid's meal. Diet Pepsi: Less than 500 calories, less than 27 grams of fat, less than 44 g carbohydrate.
Meal 3] Curly Fries {Jack in the Box} (BACK OFF! I'M TRYING!) 420 calories, 24 g fat, 46 g carbohydrate.

Totals

Fat: <65 g
Carb: <127 g
Sodum: way over for the day in the first meal alone.
Calories: 1310

-The nutrition was taken from the corporate websites.

It looks like I need to get some variety in there. I will have to find a way to afford some B12 being that it's animal produced, but I can get the other B vitamins from the yeast byproducts in my homebrew! I do need to get some fiber as I haven't taken a dump in about 3 days. Variety would be key, but I have no money for good food here.