MAKE BEN FAIR

Spring break this year will be spent in San Diego with UBC. We are going to go, rent a beach house and learn to surf. I have been surfing several times and there is one thing that I have learned. Surfing is the most tiring thing I have ever done. Every time I have gone I have completely been wiped out in like 30mins tops. Well, not this year, I am going to get in shape. I am looking forward to this trip so much and I want to be able to enjoy it. I told my Dad that I wanted him to kick my butt over the holidays and get me going on a workout routine so that I can be in shape by March for the trip. He found this awesome workout for surfers online that uses an exercise ball and a cord. So Monday I went and bought the ball and cord but never got around to working out. Then Tuesday rolls around and I realize that the exercise ball I bought wasn't round so I took it back and found a different one. As I sit here at the computer it is 12:30 at night and I still haven't worked out. I think I am going to try and start on this thing tonight but my stomach hurts from eating way too much food today. Pathetic I know, but what can you do? Why is working out so hard? I know that if I would actually do it, I would be thinking myself in March when I am having the time of my life.

Discipline is such a weird thing isn't it? I am very disciplined about some things in life, I stopped drinking pretty much anything but water and juice over a year ago and have no problems staying on track... but when it comes to trying to read a book all the way through I'm out. I also have no problems taking time to learn something difficult on the guitar, but when it comes to exercise, well you know the story. My wife is the queen of Discipline. She started working out about 3 months ago and has only missed like 4 days the whole time. Why is it so hard for me to follow-thru on things? and why is it only certain things? Is it because I really don't ever want to do them in the first place? Or is it because they are things that require a tad more energy on my part to make them happen? Who knows, where is Dr. Phil when you need him? I think that I should maybe stop writing about how I need to go exercise and just go exercise. Or just go to bed and start tomorrow... cheers