An Ecological Conundrum

I recently found myself facing a little puzzle. I wanted to buy a bottle of water, something I generally do not do, because I filter and usually keep plenty around, but I was out and badly needed more fluids. I looked at the two choices I had, half-liters for 17 cents or a liter and a half for 69 cents. I was puzzled at first by the price premium for the larger bottle, but decided to buy it because I figured it had less ecological impact. Further examination and thought revealed to me the mistake in my logic. A half-liter bottle need only be strong enough to hold up to handling about a pound of water, while a liter-and-a-half needs to hold up when subject to three pounds of water. The difference means that the small bottles are vastly thinner and though the two additional necks adds plastic to the equation, I figure the total works in ecological favor of the 3 smaller bottles. Never mind that two would have certainly sated my needs at the time. I'm now quite sure I made the wrong choice.

The Blob! (cue foreshadowing music)

I've gotten rather out of shape. I was 192 pounds when I weighed about 2 weeks ago. My goal, in the near term, is to get into good enough shape to be able to work out comfortably and to lay the groundwork for a year round fitness program. My son is going out for the high school cross-country team in the fall, so I am using the times I drive him to runs, etc. to take the opportunity to run. Because I am a minimalist shoe guy, overdoing the runs early tends to make my upper calves sore, so my distances are very short. I am trying to get out on the bike to get some longer aerobic work, but times are still pretty short. I'm trying folks! Note: I should point out that two posts (and a year and a half) ago, I posted something similar. At that time, I started a weight loss competition and got my weight down to just about 175 before I let myself go again. With a new job and school, etc. I just didn't make fitness a priority - shame on me.

The kid aggravating his Dad.

The kid aggravating his Dad.