Wanting to start

[gan_naire]

Ive wanted to learn to surf for such a long time, but always let the dumbest things stop me from doing it. Now Im getting ready to finally start, but before I do I really need to get into shape, Im 300 pounds and am lazy as hell. I do have a lot of muscle mass though, Id say Ive got about 130 pounds to loose at that point Id probably be solid muscle. Anyways, I live in Texas, and I just found out that Texas is kind of a bad place to surf because theres really no waves, atleast thats what one dude told me. So Im actually willing to move somewhere just to learn to surf and if I do feel about it the way Im sure I will, Id stay there. But I dont know of any good places to go to surf, what good places there are, good places to live, etc.

If anyone here can help me figure out how to get started I would greatly appreciate it, I know I need to do a hell of a lot of cardio including swimming as much as possible. I also found a website that has a surfers workout which uses just one of those big balls and resistance bands, hopefully thats worth a damn and not a joke just to build a surfers body or something. I appreciate any help, thanks.

[billie_morini]

gan_naire,
take heart, there is a little bit of surf in the Lone Star State. As far as fitness goes:
a) just go on and begin surfing (if you wait until you think you are fit or light enough, it'll keep you from doing it. I know guys as big as you and, probably, older than you that surf)
b) you may find that you like being in the water so much and like surfing so much that you will then have a reason to exercise (this is exactly how it works for me. I hate to exercies, but I like surfing so mucht that it encourages me to exercise regularly)
c) to find some locations, look at wannasurf dot com. Input Texas into the seach bar and then select the first hit. You'll see a map then that shows the surf is between Galvaston and Harlingen.
d) if you find you like surfing well enough to relocate after awhile, go to San Diego. It's warm and has more than 110 breaks (so there is usually a place that has waves). Or, you can go to Cocoa Beach, FL. The surf isn't as good as San Diego, but it's more like TX than CA is.
e) just do it! Use a long board 10ft or longer. Longboards are good for beginners because they have a lot of floatation and are stable on the wave. Plus, the surf in TX and FL is suited for longboard (for the most part) and there are good long board breaks in San Diego.