And by that I mean, most of the things we do in life (or have happen to us) are the results of
our own actions, but we often make excuses for why certain things remain
undone or do not turn out like we planned. A perfect example for me is
my weight. It
was easy to stay in shape up until I hit about 30. Then I slowly
started adding on the lbs. By the time I hit 40 it was official, I was
fat. However, I carried it well, or at least that's what folks would tell me, so it was not that big a deal and I
did not become
obsessed about it. However, since I like to ride my recumbent up and
down the mountain and also enjoy backpacking, keeping my weight in check
would be advantageous,
not to mention the fact that it is just healthier. And here are where
the excuses come in. Like I mentioned earlier, I would have folks say,
well you don't look fat. In fact I took pride in asking folks how much
they thought I weighed. I would get answers like 200 or 210 lbs when
In fact I weighed about 235 #. And now that I'm up to around 250 # I
still get similar answers, only now it is you don't look that fat...and
they usually guess somewhere around 230 #. Another excuse I like to use
is my wife. We like to go out and eat on Friday or Saturday night. We
will usually order something different and then share. As a perfect
example, we went to eat on our birthday last Thursday night (we share
the same birthday). She ordered shrimp and grits and I ordered a
stake. I cut her off a medium sized piece of my steak and she said,
that's too much. She cut about half of it off and handed it
back. She then proceeds to put well over half of her food on my plate.
Another excuses is that the little ole ladies at church cook way too
good! When we have a fellowship meal after services I have a habit of
eating 2 plates full of food and then a plate full of desert after
that. At one time a lady (now deceased) would make 2 strawberry pies,
and would always announce, now one of those is for Coy. I honestly
never did eat the whole thing but I would often eat at least half.
Along
with over eating I also make excuses for not exercising. I like to get
out and ride my recumbent or walk to the holler, but often times I will
let 2 or 3 days go by without a good walk or ride. One excuses is my
job. After working a 24 hour shift, I come home and take a long nap and
then get up around noon. I will then laze around the house the rest of
the day. And because if this I wont sleep good this night and will
often take a long nap the second day I'm off. Another excuse is the
weather. If it is raining I probably wont ride or walk, but I also let
the cold or the wind stop me, especially from riding. I do walk more in
the winter so at least I don't get completely out of shape, but every
spring that first ride back up the mountain is a killer. I also watch
way too much football and TV in general. Perhaps to make up for the
fact that we did not have a TV until I was about 14. But even so, I
remember a time when there would only be a couple of Bama football games
televised each year. That meant I usually spent Saturdays fishing,
hiking or doing some type of outdoor activity. Now there are usually
only a couple of games a year that are not televised and even those are
usually available on pay per view. And then there is NASCAR. Before I
became a fan I would usually play basketball or something similar after
morning services. Now I come home, plop down on the couch and watch the
race. Last year I bought a rower with the plan being to use it while
watching the race or a ball games. I used it pretty regularly for
about a month but here lately I've noticed it seems to serve only one
purpose. I will say it makes a pretty good coat rack. And besides, the
treadmill in the bedroom was already full.
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