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Well, I guess this is a respawn. I've generally been sliding a bit for the past few months, and then the last month hit me with end-of-school, convention prep, travel, and a nasty sickness that made working out extremely difficult, plus some bad nutrition advice that I didn't identify and stop in time. Went to the doctor's last week, and when they closed the door, the full-length mirror on the backside showed me sitting slumped in the chair looking way too out of shape and unhappy. So, time to respawn. The biggest problem I see is all the preconceptions I have from the past few years: things that I thought worked but apparently didn't, and how to separate them from the things that I thought worked and did. I suppose I should also figure out what my goals really are, and what, realistically, I can expect to accomplish. I want to lose some fat, but I don't want to "be skinny," I want to be strong. So should I focus on putting on muscle? Lose fat first, then add muscle? As I've been easing back into working out (2 days cardio, 2 days weights, 1 day of PT (resistance instead of weights) plus a self-defense class), I've found my calorie intake going up. I know it probably should, since I'm doing more, but it's very frustrating that hunger goes up before boy fat goes down. You've got all this extra stored energy, body, wtf? Anyway, enough complaining. I started tracking food last month, through all the sickness and travel, so I might as well keep it up as I get back into fitness. I'm hoping to be well enough to go to boot camp next week, and I believe they've got personal trainers there to give advice on weightlifting. Goal by the end of the month: Drop 1% body fat. Let's go.