Taking A Walk

by Dwayne Phillips

This is the single most asked question about this taking a walk.

The answer is, “no.”

There are various reasons including:

1. I didn’t have weight to lose.
2. We are walking with a car, not hiking.
3. Losing weight requires going hungry, and I don’t want to do that now. I have enough to think about already.

The main reason is,

There are too many good places to eat along the side of the road all day.

We cannot eat at every place we see. We cannot eat at every interesting place we see. We cannot eat at every place that smells like they are cooking something extra good.

We cannot do these things because:

1. We don’t have enough money.
2. We don’t have enough time.
3. Our bodies would explode.

Consider as an example, hot dogs. I love hot dogs. I love a wide variety of variations of hot dogs.

Every gas station in America today sells fresh-cooked hot dogs. They all have those machines where the wieners roll back and forth on those hot rollers. Gas stations sell these good hot dogs at really low prices. One place had two hot dogs and a 20-ounce drink for less than $2. That is a steal!

I walk by six to ten hot dog selling places every day. I have yet to walk into one and buy a hot dog. I must say that is remarkable self control or self denial or just plain stupidity. But anyway, I digress.

Moon Pies, now that is different. Did you know they make Strawberry and Orange flavored Moon Pies? I only knew about Chocolate, Banana, and Vanilla. I have to get a Moon Pie when I buy a cup of coffee at a gas station.

But I digress.

The point is, I am not losing weight. I am walking 15 miles a day, eating a small sandwich for lunch, and struggling to keep from gaining weight. This wasn’t part of the plan.