Project Zac Efron Body (ZEB) 2010: An Introduction

All right, y'all, it's time to get serious. Pretty much all summer I've been saying "Zac Efron body, Summer 2010!" every time I talk about recommitting to the gym, and pretty much all summer I've spent my days and nights eating buffalo wings and drinking beers and margaritas. This has got to change! By the time I turn 24, I actually would like to have a better body, and at such a young age, it's definitely doable. Okay, so maybe not a full-on Zac Efron body, but seeing as how we share a name (even its spelling) and are of similar body type (though he's a little taller), it's a goal.

Sometimes he looks a little too cut for what I'm going for, so I found these photos of Mr. Efron being stalked by paparazzi as he hiked shirtlessly through the Midwest somewhere this past February. This is what I'm talking about. Toned but not jacked, some ab definition, nice arms, but nothing crazy.

Yes please. One year. I can do it, right...?

I'm not horribly out of shape now, just getting a little too... squishy. So let Project Zac Efron Body 2010, lovably referred to as "ZEB," begin. Zeb is my guide in life to all things healthy, and my shield against all things unhealthy. Zeb says no to ice cream and pizza. Zeb says yes to crunches and running. Zeb says no to Chinese take-out and McDonalds. Zeb says yes to salads and fish.

Each week I'll post an update tracking how many calories I burned at the gym, how many times I went, and, if I'm feeling brave, my weight. And I really have no reason not to go: my gym is just a few blocks away, my insurance will pay for it if I go 2-3 times a week, and I feel so much better when I do go.


So hopefully this will be me in a year. And if not, don't go looking for this post, because it will have mysteriously disappeared. NO! Zeb says no to deleting inspiring posts! Sigh. So it begins.