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To Oakland! Holy moly!
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To Oakland! Holy moly!
I got on a scale some time last year and realized that I weighed more than I ever thought I would. Having grown up on the skinnier side of skinny, seeing 209lbs (94.8kg or 14.9 stone for you folks in Europe) on the scale shakes you up [UPDATE: I am now down to 197lbs! Woot!]. When I saw that, I had two thoughts, both obvious. The second one was: "How did this happen? When did it happen?" Then I did what any rational person would do, I started to work out and eat less and obsess about my weight in my typically half-assed way. Along the way, I started to wonder why I couldn't see any change. I began to wonder how I could keep track of my progress.
I've always kept track of things, but lately it's been very important. Even before my weight, I tracked my gas mileage, my spending (sometimes), I tracked all sorts of garbage. Then I came to understand the role that statistics play in the universe and I was hooked - and ashamed. After all, I might be the only person crazy enough to try this.
But I wasn't. It turns out, there are a great many people who share this habit. I suppose I shouldn't be so surprised. After all, there are far more obsessive people than myself ... and I have to say, I admire them. After all, they are systematic, they are methodical, and they are trying to improve themselves or at least observe the truth of the world, and who can begrudge them that?