'Tis the season for crazy goal-making, I guess! First Holidailies and now Going Nowhere. Just what has gotten into me??

I have no idea! But I'm totally excited!

From the site itself:

Going Nowhere is all about those imaginary treks we take on the road to fitness.

Many of us hop on contraptions such as rowing machines, stationary bicycles, treadmills, or elliptical machines which tell us that we've travelled considerable distances even though technically we haven't budged an inch.

My goal is to walk 500 miles in 2004. I went ahead and calculated it out, and it comes to 1.4 miles a day, or about 9.6 miles a week. I'm going to do it!!

I am really excited! I saw Marn's goal today to walk 1,000 miles in 2004, and that's when I learned about Going Nowhere. I felt so excited, because lately, I've been thinking that I have to do something to get back into shape, that I have to start somewhere. And this is somewhere. This is a group of folks all with the same (or similar) goals, and feeling like I'm part of that is more encouraging than trying to do it all on my own.

It's too hard to do by myself. I kept thinking I'd lose weight on my own, too. I'd start eating better on my own.

Then something occurred to me. When I developed my foot condition last year, I needed help treating it so I could recover. When my Anxiety became too much to handle this past Summer, I needed help handling that. It makes sense that something as big as getting back into shape after not really exercising for over a year would require some outside help. So, setting this 500 mile goal is step number one! Step number two, I think... Weight Watchers. Again, being part of a program really works for me. Being held accountable is good for me. I need help learning how to eat better and I think WW can do that for me. I did okay on it last time. This time I just need to stick with it. Doing it at home by myself didn't work (are we seeing a trend here?). So I'd like to go to the meetings and absorb the giddy energy from those extremely enthusiastic leaders they've got over there. Sure, it feels cheesey and a little over the top, but hey, it helps me, and that's what counts.

Wow! I can't believe how good it feels just to take that step and set a goal for myself. I'm excited about getting fit again. I miss it. I think this will be really great!