First ride of the season...

And it was glorious.

I came home a bit early from work because, with help from good ol' daylight savings time, it is not dark at 6 PM anymore. I did some upper body and abdominal work on a Total Gym, pumped up the air in the tires, and took off.

That's about right.

I'm completely thrilled that I took the first step toward my goal but, to be frank, it's apparent that I have quite a ways to go.

I weighed myself this morning, and it read 202 lbs. Using my height and a chart, I am technically obese.

Not really excited about that, of course. Just another motivation to actually follow through with this thing.


SO. I was planning on talking about my experiences at Grad School interviews, but that isn't going to be happening. I mean, I'm going to get my PhD and all, don't worry (I know you all were super worried), but I don't feel like discussing it today. Or ever. Maybe.

Since today's post is technically Sunday's, I'm going to outline some major goals for myself:

1. Exercise every day
2. Eat healthier, smaller portions
3. Be conscious of your everyday decisions

Pretty simple, but I think writing these things down will help me keep myself to them. I think my main obstacle in all of this is #3 up there. I can't tell you how many times I've found myself making cookies, or eating artificial crap, or not exercising because I had become sucked into a video game, without even remembering how I came to such a decision. My un-thinking mind apparently has a vested interest in keeping me portly.

Sorry guy, no more.

I've enjoyed life a little too much, and it shows.

Again, no more.

Everything in moderation, some things not at all, because they just aren't worth it. I have always been awful at resisting impulses.

Finally, no more.


And after that little pep talk, I will leave you with a couple things. My goal for this week is to ride at least 10 miles on my bike, along with keeping up with the core goals listed above. It's a pretty measly amount, as I cleared 1/3 of it today alone, but it is a first step. And for someone like me, it's the hardest and most critical step of all.

And when you have views like this...

Every pedal stroke is worth it.

Tomorrow (or maybe Wednesday): Current bikes, equipment, etc...