Feel The Burn
So much better with pictures
A few months back, I tried out an exercise/nutrition log called FitDay.com with some pretty good success. While the idea of a log is really great and worked wonders (I lost between 15-20 lb in a few months using the log), the site was very plain. I used to avoid snacking because I dreaded logging the snacks; it was that annoying. It was hard to find exactly what you ate/did, and the site was pretty much all text. Eventually I got tired of logging everything so I stopped and gained the weight back. So now I'm giving the logging idea another go, but this time I'm using DailyBurn.com instead.
Avoiding the Mirrors
I decided to take the plunge and buy some headbands. Yes, they are super dorky. I went with black Adidas headbands, but perhaps I should have gotten really bright highlighter colored generics to complete the look. I feel like a fool, but at the same time, they really keep the sweat out of my eyes (which bothers me a lot when I am running/jogging).
HoliDaze
Woo, it was quite an exciting weekend. I moved the busted stove outside, and there is this funny empty space in the mini-kitchen now. The new stove is on special order (it has to be less than 26" across), but since I'll be out of town, it's not that big a deal. Cooking is now dominated by microwave and toaster cuisines, and rounded out by restaurant food. Bunky and I were able to spend some real quality time together and we caught a few movies over the weekend. We saw Closer in a theatre, and rented Elf. Both movies were quite good, albeit very different. I thought Closer was very well done, although not quite what I expected. The acting was excellent all around.
We even got a chance to go to the mall in Norfolk. Unlike the crappy local malls, the MacArthur Center has more than one floor, and more than 4 stores that you would actually want to go into. I went into a walking shoe store and had a computer analyze my feet. To my disappointment, I had normal feet (ZOMG, the soreness in my arches was all in my head). Bunky learned she had high arches. It was kinda fun. And for the first time, we didn't get lost on the way home. This was the first time we made this trip in the new Scion xA, so I was pleased that the gas cost was about 1/4th what it would have been in the old Blazer.
Even the cat was getting in on the holiday cheer. Sydney got his picture taken with Santa at a crappy local outlet mall, and the pictures came out very nicely. Bwark, bwark, bwark, all those leash training sessions really came in handy. Sydney also got a stuffed fox toy (it's for dogs, but he loves these things) that he has been wrestling with a lot.
In an attempt to combat holiday fatness, I renewed my membership at the gym. More importantly, I finally (FINALLY) convinced Bunky to go with me. I usually just run around the track or play basketball, but Bunky prefers to use the machines, so I tried them out for the first time yesterday. We have our orientation of the weight machines tomorrow, so we just rode the bikes. I hadn't been to the gym in a while, and I was reminded of why I prefer to wear workout clothes to the gym instead of changing there. Prodigious amounts of old nakedness were burned into my brain; why does everyone feel the need to carry on loud, long conversations while scratching their nude bodies in the changing area? JUST PUT ON YOUR CLOTHES PLEASE!
And to complete the holiday spirit, it snowed last night. Nothing enhances a Monday morning like having to scrape ice and snow before heading to work!