The Unfit Athlete

INSPIRATION AND BELLY FAT

y do I want to become an athlete so badly I’m willing to write about it?I fell in love with a road cyclist and agreed to marry him.  His name is Doug.  We live together in Glendale, with our three rescued cats, our lab mutt and six bikes. 

Six.

Our bicycle to mammal ratio is one to one.  Six mammals.  Six bikes.

 People think I’m interested in getting fit because he’s athletic and fit.  But, that’s not really it.   The real reason is – I’m a writer and I love stories.  Prior to meeting him no one had told me stories that made athleticism interesting.  My own experiences of trying to play sports produced humiliating, horrible stories.  (Though in retrospect they are perhaps funny stories.)  But, Doug tells me stories that make me curious about being an athlete.

Stories of camaraderie, endurance and competition.  Stories that intrigue me.  And for the first time in my life I've found myself wondering…am I missing something by being a confirmed sloth.

After all, I was a confirmed bachelor (ette?) before I met him and now I live with and love someone.  Turns out it's great.  I enjoy being a couple.

 Perhaps I would enjoy being an athlete. 

 So, here I am, writing.  I'm sure I'm going to start moving any minute.

Today is the first day of my journey to fitness

Hello.  My name is Elizabeth Klaviter.   I write for the ABC hit television show, Private Practice.  Like many writers, I’ve hated sports all of my life.   Like many Americans, I enjoy yummy fat laden, salty, sweet and fast foods.  The combination of being inactive and eating a lot has led to being overweight and out of shape.

Until today.  Today, I have decided to become an athlete.  And I’ve taken the first step…

I opened a Typepad account.  Got the design all pretty and now I’m going to write about my journey to fitness.  Easy as pie.

Except for the part where I become an athlete.   But,  all I have to do now is find a sport I enjoy and get fit.  How hard can it be?