I have giving myself 243 days to get fit, lose the weight and change my lifestyle. Today is the day before. I wrote a 7 page manifesto, mostly as a therapeutic writing exercise, but also to document my head space before everything changes. I am not going to share the entire thing, it's could be offensive, it might be sad, it's a little funny, but it's not for sharing. What came from it, was the below list -- my goals for this challenge, the event, this shift. I thought they were worth sharing. So. The rules. The Values. Long pause. Be a twisted version of the idols you want to emulate. Find a way to track your journey and make it relatable. Get famous with your funny views on things. Don’t be mean (even though mean can be pretty funny). Give up screen time, there is no value in playing that game, cruising Facebook and being caught up on Netflix, there is a life to live and no one ever idolized the fat girl playing on the iPad every night. Walk. Eat Consc