1 hour run

I'm getting back in the groove, and I had a good run for about an hour. I am not covering as much distance as I did in June, but I'm making progress.

The whole time I was running, I was thinking about this story I read about Kevin Smith on CNN.com just before I hit the road:
http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/25/kevin-smith-ill-always-owe-tiger-woods/?iref=allsearch


The man is so fat that he needs two seats on an airplane. I checked and some reports put his weight at close to 340 pounds. I don't know how true that is, but either way the guy needs to take responsibility for his health.


I'm a big fan of his movie, "Dogma" and as a fellow New Jersey native, I would simply like to tell Kevin Smith the following:


"Kevin, it doesn't have to be this way. I am also obese, but I'm turning it around. It's taken more than a year, but I've lost almost 20 pounds and in another year I'll lose more than that. It really is simple. No fad diets, no fancy health club memberships needed, just eat less and exercise more. Also, get to a doctor so you can do it safely.


"OK, maybe you need a health club membership because you're a celebrity and you need to be able to exercise without being harassed. But again, it doesn't have to be this way. The key is to find some form of exercise you can love. For me, it was running. For you it may be something else. Just give it a try.


"I know you've said you have a limited number of movies you plan to make, and you talk about wrapping up your career, but if you take care of yourself who knows what else you can achieve.


"Also, look at this way, you have done something that most think is impossible. You make movies and you've shown others that they can make movies too. Right now, losing the weight may seem impossible, but if you can conquer Hollywood, you can beat this.


"Go for it!"

BTW, my weight as of Sunday was 238. I haven't weighed myself today yet.