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It's not my birthday.

At first, when you begin to age, things are pretty superficial. My hair is mighty gray. I dye it. I have crow's feet and shadows under my eyes. I have permanent laugh lines around my mouth. Well, at least I've been a happy person.

And then, the muscle aches begin. Plantar fasciitis. That bad knee you shot in college running. Lower back pain. At first you visit the doctor and try to see about it, but as you hit your late 30s, the doctor begins to tell you sage things like, "live with it" and "here are some stretches".

My acid reflux disease was NOT a normal part of my aging process. I had a medical side effect. It could be said that the allergic reaction I was countermanding was due to aging. As I have become older, I have become allergic to penicillin, probably due to overuse, and dust mites.

You might remember last year when I undertook with Bryon an attempt to reform my health. Our plan was to eat right and work out on the Wii. As of today, Bryon has lost some 30 pounds. He looks great. He has some aches and pains, but overall, his health has markedly improved. A few months ago I talked to my doctor about how I wasn't losing weight in spite of my changed eating habits and increased working out. She said as long as you're doing the healthy things, well, that's the best you can hope for.

And I was okay with that for a while. But I've always thought that if I dug a little deeper, I could do better. So, I did. And I didn't. I actually gained weight steadily over the weekend, after 4 days of little food, healthy eating, and an attempt that was worthy of my Weight Watchers times.

I...am going to be fat in my old age. Unless I want to kick my food down to control freak levels, I am going to be overweight. Obese, actually. This year (my Wii-aversary is in 5 days) I gained six pounds. I shudder to think what I would have gained if I hadn't been working out.

Of course I have trouble with that.

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