Old like really, old like old with an E, Olde!

Shit.  I turn 40 in 40 days.  And it strikes me that I have a choice to be either fat or fit by forty and I have exactly forty days to secure my fate.  Fuck.  Forty.

I need to do it for me.  I need to do it for my wife and kids.  I need to do it for my mattress and box spring.

I’ll document it here to help keep me accountable.  Research suggests social pressure (in the form of not wanting to appear to be a fucking failure) increases my chances of following thru, even if only negligibly in my case.

I’m essentially following the guidelines laid out in Tim Ferriss’ 4 Hour Body.  I’m eliminating sweets, wheat/carbs for 6 days a week and focusing on lean meat, beans and greens.  He calls it the slow-carb diet.   But I would love to hear what type of books helped change your way of thinking about food, nutrition and the body.   I know by keeping my head in the literature, I’ll have more reason to say no to all the tasty shit screaming my name.

this is on the kitchen counter, right in front of me, right now!

My 40 day hit list includes:

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

Omnivores Dilemma by Michael Pollan

Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss

What should I add?