One year later

Okay, so it's a year later. I guess my level of commitment was not as realistic as I'd hoped. Despite my best earlier efforts, I find myself pretty much where I was a year ago. Part of the problem is the Mrs. I blame her, it's all her fault. There I feel so much better now. It's one thing to gather up the motivation to work out, but I've learned that if your partner don't wanna dance, you just gotta fly solo. So, while I waited patiently for her to grow tired of the routine and the couch, I found myself logging in countless hours there as well. The one thing I swore to myself I wouldn't do. It got to a point that taking my dog for a walk has become drudgery and something I do out of a sense of duty. But I have to say that overall, I don't run from an opportunity to exert  myself. For example, I had my car in the shop over the weekend and walk all the way home. And when the car was ready, I jumped on my bike and rode all the way there to pick it up.One way is about 2 miles. Its a start.....
Another obstacle is a new unwelcome affliction I'd recently encountered....Gout. Gout is a painful form of arthritis that settles in joints, usually toes, ankles, knees, etc. Mine favored my right ankle exclusively, then discovered my toe. At least it's limiting itself to one body part. The pain gets so bad you can't walk. It's gotten to a point where I'm in pain more often than not. As you can imagine, this pretty much takes sucks any motivation right outta you. So, I've been spending many hours researching gout online, and have been trying to change my diet and stay clear of things that I know will get me in trouble, like beer and seafood. A good day is when I can walk without a noticeable limp, a bad day is when I can't get out of bed and the pain won't subside. My goal in writing this post wasn't to make excuses for my sedentary lifestyle. But, unfortunately, sometimes plans get derailed unexpectedly. Maybe it's  about to finding a better way of monitoring what I put in my body, while studying the effects of what can happen when I ignore the rules.