July 22, 2008
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Mike and I have decided we need to get serious about getting back into shape. Both of us have gained a bit of weight and lost a bit of muscle. We've decided that the only option is to alternate DDR with sit-ups/push-ups every other day and eat half of what we have been eating. I personally found this kind of regiment to be very effective back in high school when I lost about 20 pounds for graduation and good first impressions at college.
Because we already share a plate at pretty much every restaurant, this change will mean eating little enough to have leftovers. Also, we will be purchasing fewer high sugar foods like cookies and fewer high...uhhh...super nasty oily foods like frozen garlic bread pizza. This won't be too hard because we eat a lot of rice and pasta and vegetables anyway, so the grocery change will be much easier than actually not eating way too much when I cook at home. I'm excited because I remember that a low calorie diet made me feel so invigorated and full of life because I wasn't always tired from my body putting all its energy into digestion at any given time.
DDR is pretty sad. We both used to be so good and were able to play seven or eight games in a row without getting tired. Now we play two or three songs and we're gasping for breath. We've got a long way to go, but the reward is so worth it that I don't mind. Plus, getting better at DDR makes me feel really impressive and attractive. Too bad people probably look at us while we are playing and think, "Gawd, what a couple of nerds."
For some reason since the beginning of my time as a PE student in fifth grade I have been able to do an inordinately large number of push-ups and sit-ups for my gender and weight. I don't know what it is about those two exercises but I seem to have some kind of ridiculous (and useless) knack for them. Fancy that they are two exercises that work your a good portion of your abs.
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I'm such a bore. I know. I warned you.
Comments (6)
It really is, but it's fascinating. I bought it at this store called Oak.
Getting/being/staying in shape is a good thing. I tend to eat fairly healthfully, mostly because much of the unhealthy stuff is stuff I can't have, but I do eat way too much meat. Brandon and I want to start getting in shape better, but I can't do DDR much anymore because of the arthritis in my knees, and he doesn't like it. We're planning on buying Wii Fit soon, as we think it might actually be something we will stick with. Getting winded when we walk up the stairs is not the way things should go.
i'm on a raw food diet. it's boring. good luck, with being healthy-ish.
Thank you, as well.
Hope you have fun getting into shape. I'm currently doing something like that. I'm walking 6 miles a day and doing yoga on top of that twice weekly. I usually eat fairly healthy, I mean I love my fruits and veggies. I unfortunately also love my sugars and fats, luckily I still have a metabolism that will take care of that for me. Have fun! Tell me how it all goes!
DDR is fun!
life goes on... good luck with your health plan.
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