"Just Say "No" to Richard Simmons"

01/12/2003

Well, I did it. I downloaded the 15-day trial version of Diet Power and set it up tonight. I'm starting with a short term goal of losing 20 lbs in eight weeks. Right now I weigh 320 lbs and I want to be at 300 or below by March 8th. That also happens to be Todd & The Marcy's wedding. Once I've reached that goal (and I will) I'll pick another significant date and figure out how much to lose by then.

I've also been seriously looking at motorcycles. Prices, payments, insurance... I've been researching it all. I've worked out a budget and if I can stick to it, I should be getting a bike by May. I'm still paying off hospital bills from 1999 and planning a wedding so I can't afford a huge monthly motorcycle payments (yes, I've talked with Celly about this and she supports the idea).

We both wish I could afford a Harley Davidson, but there's no way unless I get a Sportster. For those of you unfamiliar with motorcycles, the fastest way to compare bikes in the same class ("cruisers" in this case) is to compare the engine size. The H-D Sportster has an 883 cubic centimeter engine and costs a little more than $8000. The bikes I'm looking at are the Honda Shadow Spirit (1063 cc engine) and the Yamaha V Star 1100 Custom (1063 cc engine). Both bikes are just under $8000 and have roughly the same rider profile (wheelbase, peg placement, etc) but I'm leaning towards the Honda. I like the handlebars on the Honda and the fact that it comes with a nicer passenger seat. Naturally it will depend on what's available used, but for new bikes, those are the two I can afford.

Anyway, those are the big plans for now. I'll try to update daily on weight program.

I think you're using a very different definition of "daily" than the rest of us. Did you lose your bookmark to dictionary.com again? ~ rawr! fear me! @ 5:18 p.m. EST on 01/21/2003