I’m not a health expert or a guy that can give you a run down on everything the human body is made up of and what it should consist of and what it lacks. That’s what I think is going to make this blog appealing to a couple of people — some may be able to relate to it from their own experiences.

Like many Americans, I’m addicted to fast food. I live in a small town in Southwest Virginia that doesn’t have a wide array of restaurants to choose from (OK, we have three McDonald’s, one Burger King, one Taco Bell, two Wendy’s, a Hardee’s, and, uh, that’s about it). And because I’m a horrid cook, there’s not an alternative. I’m not overweight, but the food that I consume is ‘potentially overweight threatening’ and seriously health damaging. But I believe you know that already.

When I said that I was addicted to fast food, I mean it — I’m addicted to it like the way drug addicts are addicted to crack. I’ve gone weeks without fast food before, but those weeks were just as unhealthy. I didn’t receive a good source of vitamins or protein from what I ate whatsoever (Ramen Noodles for the win!). So, on a tight schedule during the week, I visit McDonald’s, Burger King, , Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, and Hardee’s various times. Too many times, actually. To drive out to a restaurant that has any food that’s remotely health would be an ardent drive for me to do consistently, considering that it’d be an hour or two drive to obtain the said healthy food.

So I’m going to keep a journal of the fast food/other unhealthy food that I consume during days of the week and will try to update often.

And for the record, if you wanted to know my height and weight, you no longer need to wonder:

Height: 6′2, banking on 6′3
Weight: 198 lbs. (How much you wanna bet that that number increases by the end of 2008?)

Today, I ate a hamburger, an order of fries, and 4-piece chicken nugget meal from McDonald’s. In fact, I just finished eating around an hour and thirty minutes ago, and already I feel the effects of the food impairing my mind and weakening my stomach.