How many people do you know who are “on a diet”. Loads? How many of them actually manage to succeed in losing weight and then keeping it off? Not many, I bet.

I’ll never poke fun at those who try, as it takes a lot of determination and hard work to deprive yourself of the nice things in life, especially when you are accustomed to them. Losing weight is difficult, but keeping it off is probably harder still. Those who succeed in both will be the ones who have seen past ‘food’ and ‘exercise’ and have attuned themselves to their own body.

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could stuff yourself with all the things you like and yet still be fit and avoid becoming a ‘lard-arse’? In a way, you can. But you have to approach the subject from a different angle, and be prepared to see gradual change. It doesn’t happen overnight.

[Sun 20 Apr 08] I went for a cracking three-hour ride in Marple with a nice bunch of people. Lots of punishing uphills and skittery, slidey downhills that got the adrenaline pumping.

I was one of the youngest people there and, although I consider myself fairly fit, I can see that I still have a way to go!

25 miles covered.

Associate with successful people
But don’t compromise your ethics to do so.

Sell yourself well
But don’t buy into your own hype.

Don’t be afraid occasionally to show off:
Modesty doesn’t always do you favours.

That you might make it look easy
Doesn’t necessarily mean that it is.

Oh and for fuck’s sake smile!
I like to see people enjoying themselves.