Super Slacker!

So, the name of the game at my house is superheroes, if you ask Sam.  The Caped Crusader being his hero of choice right now.  However, I have not, nor ever will I, run around in tights and a cape.  (That image just made quite a few of you lose your appetites for the next three months.)  In fact, its been the opposite.  Outside of throwing batting practice to Zac's team and one night of flag football, I haven't done much of anything active lately.

All I have to say is that doctoral programs are not good for one's weight or blood pressure or much of anything else health-related.

I probably wouldn't even be posting today, but I figured that I hadn't done any posting since March.  That's not a good sign either.  I will say, though, that I gave up carbonation (again) until the end of the school year.  That started around the date of my last post, and I have kept it up.

Zac wants me to help him earn his Athlete activity pin in Webelos.  I'm not exactly the best role model for fitness, cape or no cape.  So, I'll try to do better.

P.S.  I found this picture on this blog: http://paulbentley.wordpress.com/2011/05/11/is-it-a-bird-is-it-a-plane-no-its-super-morbidly-obese-man-woman/

Sheer Will Power

With a dollar in my pocket, standing in front of the Coke machine, I made a conscious decision to NOT purchase a refreshing beverage or a bag of fried jalapeno and cheddar flavored fat.   I also passed on the pie.

How's that for will power?

3.14 = Pi(e) Day!

Normally I skip lunch and stuff myself full of various pies that the math students bring in for extra credit.  However, in an effort to reign it in, I've only had two slices today.  Compare that to eight or twelve or so.  Not bad, eh?  I've also started the sit-ups again--three days straight so far.  And sometimes I can get Sam to do some "jumping jacks" with me, too.  Gotta get Zac's arm back into shape for baseball, too.  It's been rough with his broken collarbone.  This week the weather finally permitted me to put together the backboard the kids got for Christmas.  Now, we just need a good ball.  (Zac lost his other one.  Go figure.)

Last night another leader and I took the boys to buy some donuts after our service project.  We bought two dozen (boxen) assorted fatty blobs.  Wanna guess how many donuts I ate?  Answer: one.  Aren't you so proud of me?

See, it's coming.  Little by little.

The New Plan?

This morning, despite Daylight Savings hangover, I decided to exercise.  To qualify this new "plan" of mine, I will use a little justification.  Heh heh.  On my trip to Spokane, even though I had "nothing" to do, I did not hobble down to the defunct exercise room of the hotel.  Th equipment looked like my junior high gym.  And those of you who went to JH with me (YHS or LAMS) know that it was pretty crappy.  Anyway, the Wii told me, as I awkwardly tried getting back into rhythmic boxing and step aerobics, that I hadn't "trained' for 63 days.  Honestly, I haven't done much as far as deliberate exercise goes for a long time.  (I know. I know. You don't have to criticize.)

The results of this non-exercise plan: I've lost 4.6 pounds.  Maybe I should keep it up.  (Insert stupid, winking emoticon here.)

Less is More...Right?

So during our kitchen outage (replacing the floors in our upstairs), I haven't eaten the best things.  However, despite this act, I have reduced the amount of toxins (both liquid and solid) that I have put into my body.  That's a step in the right direction, right?  I hope so, because not much else is happening.  I haven't gone to play ball again due to a bruised heel.  And just this week, I've hurt my ribs somehow.  I'm not sure, but it might have had something to do with moving large appliances (with and without help).  It's so hard to be active when you are injured.  At least I can eat less.

P.S.  It's easier not to eat any ice cream if there isn't any in the house.

Basketball Joe

So it's been a long time since I've blogged about being active.  Well, it's been a while since I've been active.

I'd like to turn over a new leaf.  I'd also like to get rid of this spare tire around my middle while eating a bacon sundae.  Yeah, that'll happen.  But I did make a stride, or at least a shuffle forward.  Yesterday, I wrestled with the kids and exercised with them--jumping jacks and sit-ups and push-ups.

Tonight I went and played two-on-two basketball for an hour.  I actually did pretty well for a fat, old white guy who can't jump.  Here goes some weight loss.  Oh, yeah...my friend ran into a brick wall playing basketball tonight and lost his balance, his glasses, and the ball.  Oh, I guess that was me.

Neglect

It doesn't seem like the blog has suffered too badly from the neglect imposed somewhat by the tangential divergence of Joe Average Writer to delve into food issues.  Just so you know, I did not eat everything I posted about.  I have no real idea how much weight I gained from my holiday binge.  However, it wasn't as bad as I predicted.

After not getting on Wii Fit for 77 days, my weight as of December 31st was 290.6 pounds.The new fitness goal through work is to lose five pounds during the month of January.  I think the best way for me to accomplish this is three-fold: 1) Don't stress as much.  We all know that when I am stressed, I eat way too much of what's not good for me.  When I'm not stressed, I can keep the hunger monster at bay.  2) I need my sleep.  I feel better and I exercise more when I'm not trying to catch up on sleep.  So, I've got to find more creative times to read and finish all the house projects (painting, furnace stuff, floors both wood and carpet).  Don't worry; I'm not doing them all myself. Finally, 3) Play more.  'Nuff said.

Kobiyashi should not be my role model.

I still need people to cheer me on, though.