...try to go in a completely different direction?

So, if I were to characterize the last 7 years of my life in terms of fitness, I would say that it has been a constant quest with varying levels of success to run a long way really fast and to have abs that you could see through a trench coat. However, due to persistant (yet loving) nagging from Bridgett and a seemingly innocuous yet true comment from Jess, it has occured to me that I need to gain weight. This is interesting. Basically, the healthy diet that I have grown accustomed to and the largely aerobic based forms of excercise that I have gotten good at maintaining a routine of, are all of a sudden working against me. Books. That will be the solution.

Sadly, no. There are a lot of people in America that are trying to lose weight. There are even some that are succeeding. But, these numbers are far surpassed by the ammount of people writing books about how to lose weight in anywhere from 8 minutes a day to 12 weeks to "ok, so you're probably going to always be fat, don't buy this book and go get some ice cream...fatty." There are much fewer books about gaining weight. "Well, just start lifting weights" you say. "There are lots of books about that." This is true. But the majority are aimed at tubby McFries who is trying to slim down. Not Skinny McSpinach who is trying to bulk up. So, here lies my dilemma. After years of trying to remain trim, I am. And now that I am, I'm being told to bulk up. Girls like guys with some meat on them. It's not healthy to be so skinny. Perhaps it's a body image problem. Grass is always greener. So, I'm putting the word out for any suggestions on literature or specific advice on gaining weight.

Worse comes to worse, here is Breighan's mom's doctor's advice(that's Breighan...her mom...her mom's doctor) on the subject: "A lean horse for a long race." Or maybe she was just hitting on me...who knows?