Pandora just played ‘Changes’ and it led me to think of all the changes that have occurred during this process. What a great prompt for a blog!
People ask if I have lost weight, I have not. I weigh the exact same as I did when I started. I have reallocated some weight though and it may appear that I have lost weight. That double chin I’d been working on for 4 years is slowly disappearing and the beer filled gut is draining, the weight must be reallocated to my butt and thighs. Good thing I’m a dude!
The biggest change from this reallocation is the way clothes fit, or don’t fit. I finally had a reason to put on business pants the other day so I put on my custom suit pants. (While in China last year I had a custom suit made. It fit perfectly and comfortably.) Well, the pants were pretty loose. Loose to the point that when I tightened my belt so my pants would stay up, it looked like I had pleats in my pants. For those guys that don’t know what pleats are, they are those nice creases in pants that those nice southern gentlemen wear; JB has them in his shorts! I can live with this change.
The other big change is my perception of distance, especially when running that distance. This past weekend I had a bunch of college friends come into town. The morning after the first night we (Joey is training too) ran 5 miles like it was part of the waking up process. Only a couple months ago the thought of driving 5 miles after the first night with college friends would make me nauseous. I’m not sure I want to live with this change.
I have not changed my opinion of running. I still do not enjoy going for a run and don’t think it is an efficient way to workout. I will say that I do enjoy having a purpose/goal of working out, instead of just working out to work out.
I did skip the long run last weekend but I made up for it because I snowboarded the 18 miles in vertical feet, big days! Still on pace, I just have to make sure I don’t get competitive. When Joey was here, I tried to keep up with his little guy pace; I can’t do that for 26.2 miles.
Book your trip to Austin, the Banholzers will be there!
Dan – ‘they have a pool? I ain’t going in no pool!’
Ann – I’ll let you know next time. Good thought for a blog, but if I go way off topic then I’m going to write about how similar dating and job searching are.
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