I have tried to start this a few times and decided to steal from my own blog (see previous blog). During the last contest, for which most of you are familiar, I had to blog everyday. I think it really helps when you feel the need to vent or when trying to hold yourself accountable for things. Seeing some of your thoughts in writing ya know?

So I took a little hiatus from my musings (blogs). Well I DID muse, but I mused to myself. Sometimes it is better to muse to ones self than to muse out in the open where everyone can see you muse, hear you muse, or be all up in your muse.

Well, I am back. I am back for another season of "where is my cheese." I am going to try and participate in another contest ($5000 to the winner) having to do with hard work, dedication and food that tastes like cardboard. Oh I CAN do it....my question is whether giving up cheese and beer for a second time will actually cause me to have a mild case of Tourette’s! But, being that I am a chunky dunk, the removal of these items is the only viable option.

It begins in September. It is for six months and this time it is outside. OUTSIDE!! In the rain, in the heat, in the cold. They say “beauty is pain” and I can honestly say I hope to be in agony. I actually have not even been offered a position in the contest yet so please keep your fingers crossed. I should know by August 4th.

There will be no voting, no radio show to post videos, and no hearing me say goobersmooch things on the air. It will just be good old fashion wheezing and Ibuprofen by the bed.

“But April….. You lost 30+ lbs.”

Well, sure I did! But you didn’t think I was done did you? That was some HARD CORE shitake if you know what I am sayin’. This new thing is a little less in the DO IT OR DIE ARRRGGGGG!!! category and more on the, you need to do this for your health and well being category. Get the difference? A little less on the GI JANE, SHAVE YOUR HEAD AND EAT BEATLES kind of thing and more on the gusto and commitment will help teach me long term life changes.

Okay so now that I have explained it to death, I come to the part of my discourse where I explain its main purpose. To ask for your support one more time (I could not have had better)! As I stated above, no voting, no show to listen to, nothing but your good verbal, written or mental thoughts, put forth during this new period to help encourage and boost me to change my life for the better.

Please help!! And BTW there are ten spots available and you can go to http://www.usmcfitnessbootcamp.com/sitemap.html if you are interested!

I know some of you are dealing with bigger things in your own lives. Please know my want for support in no way makes light of anything you may be going through. I may not always understand the depth of your needs and wants but I am thankful to all of you and want you to know that I am here for you in anyway that I can be.