Well, I'm getting ready for Texas.

In four days I'm going to get into my Hyundai Tucson, point the nose east and drive to Bandera, Texas, a small town that calls itself the "Cowboy Capital of the World." I'll be taking along clothes, toiletries, etc., to last me two months at <a title="Rancho Cortez" href="http://www.ranchocortez.com/home" target="_self">Rancho Cortez</a>. In addition, I'll be taking along the new workout clothes, hiking boots, swimsuit, etc., that I bought this weekend.

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This is it.

I am an extremely fortunate man in several respects. First that I had a wife supportive enough of me to let me disappear for two months and work on my life. Second that I had enough money to afford it. When I used to read about famous people going off to spas or "fat farms," I always thought that expenses like that were for people who had more money than they needed.

Well, I'm not in that position. I just decided that this was a crucial enough situation that I had to spend some of the money I had saved to do it.

So when I leave on Thursday, I'll head to Phoenix and then turn south toward Las Cruces, N.M., El Paso, Texas, and on to Bandera near San Antonio. Mapquest says its a little more than 1,300 miles, which means giving myself three full days to drive there will make it a little bit of a leisurely drive.

I won't be getting completely away from it all. I'm taking my laptop and I'll make use of the wireless Internet, and I don't go anywhere without my BlackBerry.

But what really matters is getting into a good routine of eating healthy and exercising. Only one of the 21 weekly meals includes tofu, so I can either learn to like it or skip Sunday lunch. The thing that really blows me away when I look at the schedule is that there are six different exercise periods each day -- morning, afternoon and evening. Hikes, swimming, weight training and more.

I figure it'll either get me fit or put me in a wheelchair.