oh-so-interesting-fitness-post

why so posty? ::sing-song:: 'cause I'm working on a paaaa-per... which I hope is the last academic paper that I have to write for a class, evar. it's been a long time coming. and of course, being the last one, i have to keep up my glorious traditions of procrastination and slacker-rituals.

so been thinking about diet, and why mine is so totally not working...although i've been walking my ass off and more physically active than evar, I haven't been losing any weight/inches. I remain Gargantua in the land of slim Asians.
I now am ascribing this to diet. I've been eating a lot of rice, noodles, steamed bread...it's the base of my meals. Not much meat, and all the vegs are boiled, steamed, dipped in oil, etc. I think that my body looks best when I am South-Beaching it; my Ukrainian side does NOT process breads well and hoards for what it believes is the oncoming Siberian winter, I suppose. So, now, I am trying to move away from all that and do just fruit, yogurt, vegs...no more steamed buns in the morning. Because it's my latest favorite thing, I want to move towards a "Lost" diet: fish, pineapple, and, er, bok choi. and fruit shakes. yeah....new plan.

as for exercise, it's starting to get more steamy here. i know that it would be better to knock this out in the morning before the air disappears, but i'm SO not a morning person. while I am no longer dependent on coffee to wake me up, I am not inclined to start my Yoga program as soon as I roll out of bed...but I'd *like* to be! Any motivating tips for first-thing morning exercise?? (self-discipline, I suppose, dammittohell)

PS- Cinco de Mayo is also Buddha's Birthday. Think about the Hallmark card for that combination...