Turkey Day 08

Well, I stopped running about 13 months ago. I had been training for the Seattle Marathon, but I stopped the running in September to try to kick a cold. It didn't help kick the cold, and I ended up missing the marathon. Since then I've put on about 30 lbs, and am at my all time high of 206 lbs (probably more after dinner tonight). I have to figure out how to either increase my exercise regimen or decrease my calories. Each of these shouldn't be hard, since I eat a ton of sugar and other bad food, and I don't exercise at all.
But as we all know, good intentions don't work. I need to figure out a mechanism or system to keep me on the straight and narrow for at least six months. Ideally it would work so well that it would last for the next six decades. My dad started running when he was around my age. He says "I hate it, but I do it every day." And he's been running 3-5 days/week for at least the last 35 years. So I guess he's figured out the mechanism. :)

There is a personal trainer in our building at work. It's offensively expensive, but I would expect that they are running some kind of special, as I bet that's one of the first things people cut back on. I may stop by and see tomorrow or Monday.

The last time I lost a bunch of weight was when I had a buddy (Alex) who lived a few blocks away, and we'd go running every morning together. That helped with the motivation, especially when it was 35 degrees and raining in the morning.