November 19, 2004 19 Comments

Reason 44,051…

Reason # 44,051 why I married Kat is that she is great at challenging me. I mentioned that I’d surfed something like 30 fitness or weight loss blogs, and only found 1 good one. I started to gripe about how many of those blogs say the same thing: “I’m going to start tomorrow,” and “This time, it’ll be different,” or “I’ve stopped working out, but I’m going to keep up on…”

And that bugs me. Really gets me going.

Kat says, “So why are you doing that? Why are you surfing through all those blogs over and over?”

I said, “To get to the one good one.”

She said, “Bull. That’s your addictive behavior.”

Me. Silent. Oh yeah. It is. I’m out there surfing for the “fix,” the one good site where someone raises my spirits. Just like any other addictive behavior. Whoops.

Thanks, Kat.

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  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/5203092 susan

    The reality is Kat is probably right…but I do find kinship/support in the other kinds of comments as well. I’m not always up, and it’s good to see people have a crummy day and then regroup and get on with it!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/5203092 susan

    The reality is Kat is probably right…but I do find kinship/support in the other kinds of comments as well. I’m not always up, and it’s good to see people have a crummy day and then regroup and get on with it!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/2848575 Pamalamadingdong

    Funny thing is (for me anyway) that running plays right into my addictive personality.
    x-smoker? Yup. x-overeater? Working on it?
    Need a new obsession? try running.
    You can run until you throw up your lungs and tomorrow, you’ll be back for more.
    Throw in a blog or two about running and you’ve found yourself half way to your next 12 step program.

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/2848575 Pamalamadingdong

    Funny thing is (for me anyway) that running plays right into my addictive personality.
    x-smoker? Yup. x-overeater? Working on it?
    Need a new obsession? try running.
    You can run until you throw up your lungs and tomorrow, you’ll be back for more.
    Throw in a blog or two about running and you’ve found yourself half way to your next 12 step program.

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/1585719 brent

    dude people struggle. if people didn’t struggle, there wouldn’t be success, period. don’t be hatin’ on the strugglers!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/1585719 brent

    dude people struggle. if people didn’t struggle, there wouldn’t be success, period. don’t be hatin’ on the strugglers!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/809133 Caroline

    I’ve been thinking about this post, and I have to say that I think the blogs do serve a purpose; they make us feel like we’re not alone, whether we’re currently succeeding or struggling along. I think that kind of support, whether it comes from Weight Watchers, or the people at the gym (or in a training group, etc) is valuable. Maybe it is just another addiction (the computer in general, perhaps blog surfing in particular), but I believe it is a useful one.

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/809133 Caroline

    I’ve been thinking about this post, and I have to say that I think the blogs do serve a purpose; they make us feel like we’re not alone, whether we’re currently succeeding or struggling along. I think that kind of support, whether it comes from Weight Watchers, or the people at the gym (or in a training group, etc) is valuable. Maybe it is just another addiction (the computer in general, perhaps blog surfing in particular), but I believe it is a useful one.

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/5403519 Stephen Ray

    Kat said “Bull?”

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/5403519 Stephen Ray

    Kat said “Bull?”

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/1039324 Megan

    I do find sometimes that there is such a thing as blog overload. While for the most part the blogs affirm my own goals and show me that this whole process is one of constant re-committment, the blog-reading sometimes fuels my own negativity. Then it’s just time to take a break and step away for awhile and declare an Internet moratorium for a few days.

    Hey, if Kat wouldn’t mind, I’d love to hear her own transformation story.

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/1039324 Megan

    I do find sometimes that there is such a thing as blog overload. While for the most part the blogs affirm my own goals and show me that this whole process is one of constant re-committment, the blog-reading sometimes fuels my own negativity. Then it’s just time to take a break and step away for awhile and declare an Internet moratorium for a few days.

    Hey, if Kat wouldn’t mind, I’d love to hear her own transformation story.

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/2614880 Rafael

    Well, mine is such a late comment, I hope you still remember this post. The thing is that I’m just now catching up with your blog, Chris. I find it very encouraging.

    Regarding your post; I really thing running is addictive. In Costa Rica (from where I come from) there was a guy who was a drug addict for many years; you know, marijuana, crack, the whole. At some point he decided to quit and for some reason took up running. He became so obsessed with it that actually turned to be a pretty good runner. A trainer “discovered” him running up a hill (it’s impossible to avoid hills in Costa Rica) faster than anybody else he had ever seen, took him under his care and made him one of Costa Rica’s best runners ever. Twelve years ago or so he won the Los Angeles Marathon; I believe he finished 10th in the 1988 Olympics Marathon.

    So, I guess obsession should not be a bad thing in all cases.

    Take care,

    Rafael.

    P.S. I say all these thing about obsession because probably I tend to become obsessed too.

    P.S.2. You might want to look at my recently inaugurated running blog at http://running.rnajera.com

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/2614880 Rafael

    Well, mine is such a late comment, I hope you still remember this post. The thing is that I’m just now catching up with your blog, Chris. I find it very encouraging.

    Regarding your post; I really thing running is addictive. In Costa Rica (from where I come from) there was a guy who was a drug addict for many years; you know, marijuana, crack, the whole. At some point he decided to quit and for some reason took up running. He became so obsessed with it that actually turned to be a pretty good runner. A trainer “discovered” him running up a hill (it’s impossible to avoid hills in Costa Rica) faster than anybody else he had ever seen, took him under his care and made him one of Costa Rica’s best runners ever. Twelve years ago or so he won the Los Angeles Marathon; I believe he finished 10th in the 1988 Olympics Marathon.

    So, I guess obsession should not be a bad thing in all cases.

    Take care,

    Rafael.

    P.S. I say all these thing about obsession because probably I tend to become obsessed too.

    P.S.2. You might want to look at my recently inaugurated running blog at http://running.rnajera.com

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