More thoughts...Day 10 of 84

A new motivation to get out of bed has occurred. Now, when the alarm goes off, it isn't the thought of Mr. Peet's coffee brewing that propels me out from under the sheets. Nor is it the anxiously pacing dogs, hungry for breakfast, that gets my rear in gear. No...there is a NEW motivation and that would be to see the bright yellow walls of my exercise room. I am truly excited to start my day with a heart pounding, muscle testing workout! I've moved my iPod docking station up to that room and rock the house at 4am with old tunes like "Love Shack" and my new favorite, "Shake It". Never...EVER...have I wanted to exercise before work. Ever.

The scale is not moving as fast as I'd like it to. Evil. I'm sure that once my body is convinced that I'm serious and that this isn't a passing phase, it will give up the pounds. Burn fat, BURN!

One of the conditions for the B4L challenge is that I must use their EAS products. Understandable, as they've got a business to run and this is a great marketing tool for them. I chose the Myoplex lite bar, which wasn't too bad on the flavor scale. If you've had one soy nugget, you've had them all. I took notice that they are using High Fructose Corn Syrup as one of their ingredients. WTF? This is the Devil's Nectar! So, being me, I called their customer service department. The poor rep put forth a valiant effort to defend their product, siting things like palatabilty, shelf stability, yadda-yadda-yadda. I wasn't having any of it and was countering her with every statement. Finally, she said, "Have you tried our Zone Bars?" I told her that I did a while back, but quit using them due to the HFCS being an ingredient in their deck. She proudly boasted, "We've reformulated the Zone Bar and it no longer has HFCS. Maybe you should switch!" To which I said, "Does it still taste good?" She says, "YES!" I say, "Can I keep it in my pantry, or do I have to refrigerate it?" She says with enthusiasm, "You can absolutely keep them in your pantry. It's a great one to keep in your purse too, for on the go meals!" Then I nailed her with my closing line, "So, if you were able to reformulate it to do without the HFCS, then you could probably do the same for the Myoplex bar...right?"

Silence.

"Um...well...he-he-he...um...I guess you have a point there. I'll be sure to pass it on to our developers."