Eating fat-free greek yogurt for dinner just because Geodon is not absorbed without food. Otherwise, can go to sleep without food. Amazing. And that is just about dinner - lunches, business as usual.

More on bike commuting. There is a saying "Do not work hard, work smart". I try to go by it. Bike commuting is not working hard (unlike going to the gym), it is working smart. I always enjoy exercise with a purpose (to get from point A to point B because you need to) better than artificial goal parameters of gym equipment. Commuting by bike is fun and serves a purpose: gets me to and from work. And, there is a BUILT-IN (that is the smart part) exercise component. A win-win.

Likewise, with swimming. I like everything about swimming except those first few minutes getting used to the temperature of the water. That part, I passionately hate. The pool that is within a walking distance from me is like that, with pretty cold water. I could have relied on willpower, persevering through those few minutes of adjustment, but instead I have chosen a smart solution that does not involve willpower: I bought a bike. On the bike, I will be going to a special warm water (t=27C) pool in an adjacent city. I will get some built-in exercise of biking on the way and I will thoroughly, thoroughly enjoy submerging myself in the warm water. And there will be exercise - swimming. But no willpower - just pure hedonism. Two workouts - biking and swimming - and no willpower.

Smart solutions scale. Use of willpower doesn't.