Obesity in America

I just read that 47 states have an obesity rate higher than 20%, versus 15 years ago when not a single state exceeded 15%.

Tonight marks the return of NBC's The Biggest Loser and in a tribute to obesity in America, and my last 10-15 baby-weight pounds, I did some crunches, lunges, reverse lunges, bridges, and push-ups. More importantly, I did not eat the last half of my burrito from Taqueria Guadalahara. Surely with my eating habits you know that this was no small feat.

Watching these people sweat, cry, vomit and lose weight is really inspirational for me. Kind of makes me want to do something similar at home, but then of course I am jolted back into reality by having yet another night where I wake up every 1.5 hours all night long. Sleep deprivation has completely sapped my energy much less my inclination to lose weight.