My weight has slowly crept up a couple pounds a year over the past decade. I've made half-hearted efforts to shed those pounds, but when I finally crept over the 25 BMI mark last month at 140 lbs, it shocked me into serious resolve.

I opted to go decidedly old school and count calories. I got myself a food scale and am writing *everything* down - and wow, has that been eye opening! Who knew one serving of pasta was so damn small!

I stumbled across the 'Shangri-la' diet researching the health benefits of various types of oil. It looked intriguing and I thought I'd give it a go for a month. It definitely seems to be reducing my hunger, but I'm not entirely convinced that two 120 calorie snacks wouldn't have the same effect.

Other than that, I'm a web-developer by trade and an artist by avocation. My hobbies include dance, reading, anime and kung-fu movies.