Thinking of Thanksgiving in February? Sheesh.

One of the things Kath and I planning is a trip out to the southwest in November. Yeah, I know, I'm planning things way in advance, but I'm finding more and more I need to plan things pretty far in advance.

With my mom in Pheonix now, we are really looking forward to it. We're planning to AmTrak it out there (best way to travel distances, I think.) This time, we're planning on a sleeper car. 10 years ago, I could have done a trip just in the seats, but the past trip from DC to LaCrosse convinced me that in spite of a young spirit and mind, the body definitely needs the sleeper car. Mom will pick us up in Flagstaff, and then we'll go to the Grand Canyon, rent a cabin, and mule ride down into the Canyon.

This is what really triggered this blog entry. To ride down into the canyon on a mule, you need to weigh less than 200 lbs. Which means, since I way about 220, I need to lose 30 pounds by that time. Yeah, 30 lbs. Give myself a little bit leeway for whatever I carry. (like camera, waterbottles, sketch pad, food, writing pad...you know the basics for me.)

The thing is, I have weighed 190 lbs since I was a Junior in college. 20 years ago. (which is mind boggling in itself.) So I have a lot of work to do to convince my body that 190 lbs is a good weight. I think the next 10 lbs won't be too bad, but the next 20 is going to be nie unto impossible.

Wish me luck. I think I'm going to need it.