The Sims 3 - Real Life

At the age of 25 my mother proved to be right once again. My lean figure had begun the transformation to... well not so lean. My metabolism was slowing, and I could no longer eat whatever I wanted whenever I wanted without recourse.

Since I started football in junior high, I had always been thin. Even before that I only had a slight belly from my childhood. In college, when money was scarce and cafeteria food all had the same faux-eggs taste, I became extremely thin. To the point that I believe I could have passed for having an eating disorder. I feel fairly certain that a 21 year old male standing 5'10" and weighing 135 pounds just isn't healthy.

I'm now 27 years old and weigh 152 pounds. That means I've gained roughly 3 pounds a year for the last 6 years. Now don't get me wrong, I'm happy with my weight and shape now; it looks much healthier. The problem is that a flight of stairs or slight jog now is just a little more strenuous than I would like for it to be.

I have become "skinny-fat". I have thin arms, legs, and a small undefined chest combined with a slight beer belly. It's just not the look I'm going for. I also don't want to go back to the heroin-chic-rockstar look, nor do I want the look of a professional body builder. I would be perfectly fine with the way I look now if I was slightly more muscular and toned.

That is not what I am striving for though. I aspire to look like an olympic swimmer, or a pro baseball player. I want to look like the guy on the front of a Men's Health magazine or in a Calvin Klein underwear advertisement.

This is going to be my newest challenge. I am getting married October 28th, 2008 in St. Lucia, and I want to be in shape by then. I want to be able to run in the surf and not feel like I'm gasping for air, I want working out to be part of my routine, and I want to be pleasently shocked with the image I see when I look in the mirror.

So today, I have set my weight and measurement goals, designed a workout program, and setup a diet plan. This is my new game. I am playing The Sims 3 - Real Life. It's time to make my dreams come true.