Filming Begins This Saturday...

Alright, so we are gearing up to what is going to be a pretty exciting 4-6 months. And when I say we, I mean myself and my body. I know a lot of people are probably thinking "This is just going to be another one of Ricky's failed attempts at losing weight" and who knows. You might be right, you might not. After laying down the other night on a T-Rex foot (Yes, completely serious), everything that has been going on lately kind of motivated me to make this the best thing I can think of. There's a lot of stuff that attributed to my weight gain through my life like boredom, easy access to food, bad choices in food, a girlfriend, an ex-girlfriend (same person, you eat a lot when you're sad) everything. Well, it kind of has to stop and I gotta take more control of it. Obesity is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. On top of that 127 million Americans are over-weight and about 60 million are obese. I fall into that category. That's probably because my gut has grown with the increase of beer I've been drinking. But beer is delicious, I'm sure anyone can tell you that. However, I let myself go. As hard as it is to imagine, I used to be skinny way back in the day. I remember back when I was a semen, my head was big but my body was uber skinny. True story. There are a few reasons why I want to lose weight. Actually, 250 reasons (I think that's how much I weigh but we will find out after the weigh-in ceremony on Saturday). You're probably like "Holy shit that's a lot" and yeah it is. I could give the excuse saying "well I don't look like 250 pounds" but I think my man tits speak for themselves. As childish as it is, one of the main reasons I want to lose weight is to be able to regain my self-confidence. It's actually one of the main reasons. Instead of saying "Yeah my six-pack is in my cooler" and point to my gut, I want to be able to say "I brought the six-pack, who's ready to party" then lift my shirt up and cannon ball in a pool. I want to be able to crowd surf again and actually be moved instead of held up in the air and the kids dying underneath me. I want to be able to go to a show, hurry up on stage, and crowd surf. I kind of want the fat jokes to stop. Actually, i find them pretty hilarious. That I really don't mind but all in good fun. I have a lot of stuff planned I haven't told anyone yet and I really don't plan on until it goes through. I've been doing a lot of e-mailing and texting to certain people and I'm trying to get some familiar faces in this documentary, whether it be an interview, a workout partner, anything. So friends, 5 more days until the first shoot and Monday the 15th starts the intense workout and dieting. If you want to come to the weigh-in (But be forewarn, it's going to be a little nutty) this Saturday let me know. I was going to do a farewell party Sunday, but actually I might have my last meal at the fair. What better way to say good-bye to delicious food then ate a ton of it. Thanks to everyone who has e-mailed me, MySpace me, everything. I really do appreciate it and I actually plan on putting those e-mails and words of encouragement or discouragement in the documentary probably at the end. Thanks everyone, I really appreciate it.