No caffeine??

No caffeine? I am not sure I can make it through the day.

This is not a permanent thing, I hope.

Amber and I met with the AT&T Sports Center personal trainer, Krista, today. One of our first tasks is taking the body composition test. With this test, we’ll see exactly what type of shape our bodies are in.

We will suddenly know things such as our percentage of body fat and exactly how much muscle mass it takes to haul around the extra pounds.

It will also give us some information on metabolism and the number of calories we should consume per day.

But to prepare for this test, I have to cut the caffeine until 10 a.m. tomorrow morning.

I don’t know what was more of a shock — the fact that I would actually have to know my body fat percentage or knowing that I’d have to go 24 hours without a diet soda.

I really think I’d have to rewind a couple of decades to find the last time I went 24 hours without caffeine. I am not sure how long it’s been, but Reagan may have been president.

I do know, thanks the amount of Diet Mountain Dew I purchase in a year, at least one Pepsi execute is probably buying a new BMW.

As frightening as the thought of a day without caffeine is, it’s also scary to think about what type of results may be revealed by these body composition tests.

That’s the same reason why many of us hate to see a doctor, right? We suffer from ostrich syndrome. It’s easier to keep your head in the sand.

But tomorrow morning I will venture out of my comfort zone, and we’ll see exactly how much work I have to do.

Continued luck to all,

JB