Chasin' Mason

I've been exercising from day one of my diet.  Most of that exercise, however, has been on the treadmill. Those following my diet adventure have suggested multiple times that I vary my exercise a bit; do something other than hitting the treadmill.  I've taken the hint and have made a decision.  Biking.  Don't get me wrong.  I'm still going to spend quality time with the treadmill.  I cleared two miles under 30 minutes several times this past week, but my weekends belong to my bike. A few years ago, for Christmas, I bought my wife a bike.  While I was pestering her about surprising her, my mom and brother surprised me with a bike of my own.  We took them for a spin... and that was it.  They sat in the garage and collected dust. So, when I made the decision to start biking, I had a "brand new" one waiting for some adventure. Saturday was the first day I'd taken it out.  My wife and I rode a few miles together and returned home. I d...

"Mason, you can tell you've lost weight." That's a phrase I've heard a lot lately.  Honestly though, I didn't believe it.  That is until my wife took two recent photos and placed them side-by-side.  Take a look. The picture on the left was taken in February, a few days before I started my diet.  The picture on the right was taken on May 19th.  Pretty crazy, huh? It wasn't until I saw the comparison images that I began to see a difference.  You see, I've been big for so long that I have a certain mental image of myself.  When I look in the mirror, I see a fat slob of a bloke.  I can't see anything else.  It's because of that self image that I can't see the changes my body is going through. Even now, after seeing the comparison, I can't seem to shake my self-image.  That said, I can obviously tell a difference in my clothing.  I've dropped two pant sizes.  When I started my diet, I was wearing size 50.  I've si...