I absolutely loathe working out in the gym. I hate the stale air, the incessant cable news shows on the TVs, and the thought of contracting MRSA or something li

I absolutely loathe working out in the gym. I hate the stale air, the incessant cable news shows on the TVs, and the thought of contracting MRSA or something like it from lying on a bench. Also, I hate commuting in a car (boooooooring!) or train (gross!). The only exercise I get nowadays is my bike commute, but that seems to be enough. I have to ride 9 miles each way, 5 days a week. I live in Chicago, so the weather can be disagreeable, but I've gotten more and more tolerant of things like that (I ride unless it's below 20F, above 100F, or if there's snow on the ground). Not only does the bike commute save me from having to go to the gym, but it also saves me from sitting in car traffic during my commute! It really helps that my employer supports bike commuters by hosting a secure bike cage and showers. Also, just throwing this out there, but having a healthy diet is just as important, if not more important, both for losing weight and for just general health. I've taken a nerdy approach by considering the microbes in my poop and the ecology that I establish for them. I hate to get all pseudosciency, but essentially I feel like the more bad food you eat, the more you microbial community will be composed of microbes that feed off of that crap food, perpetuating a cycle of increasingly unhealthy eating habits. Eat lots of fiber! It'll make your crap factory hum like a well-tuned machine, while also helping you lose weight! Roast veggies (chop 'em to about thumb-size, toss 'em with olive oil and salt, then put 'em in the oven @ ~400F for like half an hour or more, flipping them every ten minutes or so), eat lots of raw veggies with hummus, whole grain bread, fresh fruits, and drink lots of water. I also try to stay away from sugar and alcohol, but that's not so easy for me. I try to replace alcohol with weed, but that just increases my sugar consumption, of course.