Starting weight: 264.2
Weight last week: 259.1
Current weight: 258.0
Lost this week: 1.1
Total lost to date: 6.3 pounds
Goal for this week: 2 pounds
Goal Weight: 180
Weight remaining to lose: 78.0
OK, that’s a wee bit better. On the downward trend once more! Tally ho, and all that!
So the missus got a kettlebell and I decided I was going to give it a go this morning and let me tell you, you use muscles you didn’t know you had. I will surely pay for this tomorrow. The Perfect Pushups have been a little easier, I did about 30 today*. It seemed deceptively easy until about 27 or so. At that point an invisible elephant got on my back and the last three or so were brutal.
Oh, the kettlebell came with an instructional dvd (no value declared on the box) in a thin plastic CD case! No paper sleeve for the fine people at Go! Fitness.
Oh, if you don’t know what a kettlebell is, try this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettlebell
Also, I have passed 500 page views, about half of which are unique. That’s pretty cool.
*Yes, I’m still doing them the “girly” way. I figure when they seem a bit more effortless I’ll switch to the “big boy” pushups.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Happy National Punctuation Day! Yes, seriously!
Considering the usual ineptitude displayed on the internet regarding grammar and punctuation, I should have taken today off and sat shiva for the English language, but here I am!
http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/
I am 100% behind this holiday. Here’s why:
so enjoy, and go look up my favorite new punctuation mark, the interrobang!
That's right, it's real!
http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/
I am 100% behind this holiday. Here’s why:
so enjoy, and go look up my favorite new punctuation mark, the interrobang!
That's right, it's real!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Week 15: 259.1!
Starting weight: 264.2
Weight last week: 255.0
Current weight: 259.1
Lost this week: 0 (+4.1!!!!!!)
Total lost to date: 5.2 pounds
Goal for this week: I seriously don’t have any idea. Really. Goddammit. Maybe I’ll eat an entire moose or something.*
Goal Weight: 180
Weight remaining to lose: 79.1
I am a surly, surly man today.
What in the hell? I was no angel this week, despite my best intentions (hey whattya know, I’m weak!), but I know I exercised more this week then last when I actually lost some weight, but seriously, up 4.1?!?! I was doing Perfect Pushups, damn it! I took the stairs a plenty! I walked around a lot!
I’d like to say “I’m not mad, I’m disappointed” but I’d be lying. I’m disappointed and pretty fucking pissed off to boot. I must have weighed myself 10 times this AM, then I gave up and ate a banana.
I feel like I’m going to be this fat bastard forever sometimes. I caught a shot of my shadow on the wall the other day as I came out of a backlit room and it looked like the goddamn opening to Alfred Hitchcock Presents!
*I sincerely hope that there’s some kind of dippin’ sauce for said moose. I bet they are dry.
Friday, September 19, 2008
a $9.99 value, yours free!
So the Perfect Pushups came with a poster that isn’t super illustrative, and an instructional DVD. I think I need to watch the DVD to make sure I’m doing everything correctly. I think I am, however I don’t think I have successfully completed any pushups since, oh, college or so, so maybe I am wrong.
I do think it’s funny that they tell you the enclosed free DVD is valued at $9.99. That seems to be a ridiculously arbitrary number. I mean, it’s an instructional DVD in a cardboard sleeve! You wouldn’t buy it without the handles, and I own a lot of DVDs that came in cases that cost a lot less than $9.99. Also, you kind of expect an instructional video these days.
That’s pretty much it for today. I had an awesome banana before. It must have been at the peak of ripeness or something because it was delish!
I do think it’s funny that they tell you the enclosed free DVD is valued at $9.99. That seems to be a ridiculously arbitrary number. I mean, it’s an instructional DVD in a cardboard sleeve! You wouldn’t buy it without the handles, and I own a lot of DVDs that came in cases that cost a lot less than $9.99. Also, you kind of expect an instructional video these days.
That’s pretty much it for today. I had an awesome banana before. It must have been at the peak of ripeness or something because it was delish!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
An inspirational post, OR, In order to combat my craving for White Castle that I have been having lately...
We watched Harold and Kumar go to White Castle last night. Man, that is a ridiculously funny movie. Neil Patrick Harris is ridiculous. I need to see the sequel even though most people said it’s not nearly as good.
So I gave the Perfect Pushup thingamadoodles (that’s a technical term) a go today and I like them. I am still a sissy-pantsed weakling and have to do the easy or “starter” position. You know, kneeling, previously known in school as “girl push-ups.” Well, if that’s all I can do, that’s all I can do. I realized somewhat late in life that (and brace yourself for this little pearl of wisdom kids, because it’s going to come as a shock to many of you), quite simply, you have to start somewhere! If that means at the bottom, then so be it. I’m not going to sweat it. At least it’s something.
That’s my little piece of advice for today, start something. Start it from the bottom and who gives a baboon’s bum if you suck at it! Go ahead, suck at it. To paraphrase a great American* be “the suckiest suck who ever sucked!” Who cares, you’ll more than likely get better. If you don’t, and you discover that, even with practice this activity is just not for you, try something else.
I see people give stuff up after trying it a couple times because it’s “too hard.” Maybe it’s supposed to be.
When I finally reach my goal and I can get a new suit and look at myself in the mirror and not think “DUDE!?!?! What in the hell happened?” It will have been worth it.
I will also be approximately 797% sexier. You can’t argue with statistics!**
*Homer J. Simpson
** 86% of which are usually lies.
So I gave the Perfect Pushup thingamadoodles (that’s a technical term) a go today and I like them. I am still a sissy-pantsed weakling and have to do the easy or “starter” position. You know, kneeling, previously known in school as “girl push-ups.” Well, if that’s all I can do, that’s all I can do. I realized somewhat late in life that (and brace yourself for this little pearl of wisdom kids, because it’s going to come as a shock to many of you), quite simply, you have to start somewhere! If that means at the bottom, then so be it. I’m not going to sweat it. At least it’s something.
That’s my little piece of advice for today, start something. Start it from the bottom and who gives a baboon’s bum if you suck at it! Go ahead, suck at it. To paraphrase a great American* be “the suckiest suck who ever sucked!” Who cares, you’ll more than likely get better. If you don’t, and you discover that, even with practice this activity is just not for you, try something else.
I see people give stuff up after trying it a couple times because it’s “too hard.” Maybe it’s supposed to be.
When I finally reach my goal and I can get a new suit and look at myself in the mirror and not think “DUDE!?!?! What in the hell happened?” It will have been worth it.
I will also be approximately 797% sexier. You can’t argue with statistics!**
*Homer J. Simpson
** 86% of which are usually lies.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Hey, check out what my Lovely Assistant(tm) got for me.
Perfect PushUp!
My wife is super awesome. She got me a "your wife doesn't have cancer" present!
Yeah, that was the heavy stuff I was dealing with (well we were dealing with...) and I'm really psyched and relieved that she's OK.
I will be busting these out tomorrow morning and I'll let you know how it goes.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Week 14: 255.0
Starting weight: 264.2
Weight last week: 257.1
Current weight: 255.0
Lost this week: 2.1
Total lost: 9.2 pounds
Goal for this week: Oh, I'm feeling saucy. I'm gonna go ahead and say three pounds!
Goal Weight: 180
Weight remaining to lose: 75.0
Not bad. Didn't hit it as hard as I wanted to but some heavy things were still on the boilerplate. I should be able to elucidate further soon.
I want to buy a set of those "perfect push up" handle doo dads. I think it'll be easier for me to do push ups with them because the arthritis in my right hand has been absolutely killing me lately. It hasn't been too bad for the past two days but it was awful over the weekend.
Weight last week: 257.1
Current weight: 255.0
Lost this week: 2.1
Total lost: 9.2 pounds
Goal for this week: Oh, I'm feeling saucy. I'm gonna go ahead and say three pounds!
Goal Weight: 180
Weight remaining to lose: 75.0
Not bad. Didn't hit it as hard as I wanted to but some heavy things were still on the boilerplate. I should be able to elucidate further soon.
I want to buy a set of those "perfect push up" handle doo dads. I think it'll be easier for me to do push ups with them because the arthritis in my right hand has been absolutely killing me lately. It hasn't been too bad for the past two days but it was awful over the weekend.
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