fast food challenge – the gauntlet has been thrown
in an effort to better my health, save some money, and lose a couple of lbs, i have undertaken a rather interesting challenge.
you see, working for myself poses an interesting dilemma. in order to make this business the best that it can be, i put in a lot of hours. often i don’t come home until 10 or 11 o’clock at night. while this is great for the business, it hasn’t been so great on me. coming home late causes me to seek food sources other than my home. a random sampling of said sources are illustrated below. 
i’m fed up with the pain that fast food is causing me. it’s a burden on my body as well as my wallet. i’ve put on a little (some would disagree with my definition of little) unnecessary weight and feel that my life would be much better off without the monkey of fast food on my back. so here is the challenge: entirely give up fast food for one year, starting today. no longer will i be a partaker of the world of quickly prepared death. and what would a challenge be without a reward? if i successfully complete this task, i can buy a new guitar amp costing $1000 or less (it won’t be less).
i will be updating all visitors to the heller family.org of my progress on a monthly basis. i am excited about this new quest and know that i can make this happen.
the details:
a) there will be no consumption of fast food for any reason. in the event that i am really hungry and am out late due to work, i will be allowed to go to a grocery store and get a sandwich or a salad, provided that i call jana first and confirm the contents of the purchase that will be made.
b) if we are out and about and the in-laws want to buy us some lunch at a fast food restaurant, i can order a salad and a beverage.
the starting measurements:
hips (i say it’s my waist but jana swears that my waist is about 6 inches higher): 40 inches
gut: 43 inches. (it’s embarrassing).
weight: 203 lbs.
the game is afoot.
