A day for beginnings

Today is the day. Three things happening today:

1. I am starting my diet. As you can see below I have entered my first weigh-in. I hope to drop that by 10 lbs in four weeks. We’ll see how disciplined I will be.
2. Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It is suppose to be a day of service as suggested by our new president. Since my day of service is at work today, helping them make a profit, I have to chosen a different means to contemplate the day.
3. Today I am fasting, for the two reasons above. I am starting fresh on my health, diet and (gulp) exercise. Wish me luck. Also I want to fast today because I want to remind myself how people are suffering, going hungry around the world because of inequity, poverty, and oppression.