GAINING MILEAGE. GAINING WEIGHT. Pt. 1

It all began on October 20, 2012. Today is February 11, 2017.

Over the past 4 years, 3 months and 21 days I have pedaled 10 and sometimes 20 miles a day, 5-6 days a week. And as of three hours from now, (since I am preparing to go out) I will have accumulated 12,450.80 miles. 

You might wonder about the decimal point.  You see, it will be necessary for me to pedal 20.8 miles this morning to complete a close approximation of half the circumference of the globe; (it being a total distance of 24,901.55 miles).

In my quest to accumulate distance, endurance, conditioning and weight loss I initially lost a full 50+ pounds; falling from an all-time high of 250 lbs. to 197 lbs. However, (and ‘however’ is always a word which bears great import) I have regained approximately half of the weight which I originally lost. No doubt, after my initial good results I tended to eat more of the wrong things and corresponding calories to compensate, and my body’s aging metabolism has consistently shifted into a progressively lower gear; (to use a racing metaphor).

Thus, while I am inestimably proud of my upcoming personal mileage record, and all that it entails, I admit to being profoundly disappointed with my inability to maintain the weight loss of which I was also so inestimably proud.

By William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from "(Mc)Donald's Daily Diary" Vol. 51. Copyright pending

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