It’s not uncommon for me to dream about running. In the dreams, of course, it always feels as effortless as runners make it look. Usually, the running constitutes only a small portion of the dream. I am running to get somewhere, or running away from something. Often I stop running because my dream self realizes, [...]
I’ve been thinking about quitting the far-away ghetto gym (where I’m only allowed to enter on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and weekends) and instead join the YMCA that is about 5 blocks from my house and 2 doors down from work.
I went there yesterday and the gym facilities are nothing fancy. There is no mirror wall and [...]
It’s probably obvious, but every post before this point was uploaded from a previous journal where I chronicled my first weight-loss experience. In 2004, I joined Weight Watchers and quickly lost almost 40 pounds. Then, I freaked out and gave up. This post is a placeholder to divide then from now, but I wanted to [...]