Tuesday, June 30th

Today I received in the mail a product I had sleepily ordered off of an infomercial at 4 am -- the

MITCHELL GAYLORD MELT-IT-OFF BALL

It seemed like a decent enough thing, despite reviews about the company itself foisting one of those automatic-payment-monthly-vitamin-supplement-scams on the people who purchase it.  So I'll have to keep an eye on it for sure.

I did the intro and the 10-minute workout, which uses this 2 pound ball and the body's own resistance in a nice, simple, sort of fun routine.  It's of course difficult to work out in New York apartments - there isn't a lot of free space, and even finding a space where I can stretch up without hitting our gorgeous wrought-iron chandelier is difficult.

But overall, the workout was good, and I can still feel the ache in my core muscles.

I had lunch with an old friend at Sarabeth's, and I need to start learning how much I should eat when I go out.  I tend to clean my plate, even if I'm full! My friend who is 7 months pregnant only ate half of her omelette, and one of her four pieces of bread.

I, of course, ate everything! Even the sour cream!

Food

I did only have 2 meals today, though.  A spanish omelette, 2 pieces of sourdough toast, and tea at Sarabeth's.

Adam and I, strained for cash right now, had spaghetti with a homemade sauce with kidney beans in it for dinner.  I had two helpings, but they were both small.

Oh, and an apple.

Workout

I spent about 25 minutes playing DDR today, until I was too tired to be coordinated enough to play.

I spent 15 minutes on the Mitch Gaylord Resistance Ball




And now I'm going to play Wii Fit tennis!  Good first day!

A New Leaf

It's been over a year since I've posted here, filled with adventures in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

While there, my fiancé and I each lost weight, and also got engaged! We're getting married in December 2010 and I have decided that if I can lose weight eating in Congo when I'm stressed and often unhappy, that I can lose weight in the US too!

Additionally, I love playing video games, and RPGs both alone and with Adam, which is not a hobby conducive to losing weight.  Typically on nights when we're playing Dungeons and Dragons, we'll eat crap, visit 7-11 at 2am, and generally sit around, inactive.

We also play World of Warcraft, and pre Congo, we would play for an entire afternoon on the weekends and order in food that we ate, still sitting and playing.

Congo got us up and on our feet a lot more, a habit I'd like to continue. I figure with over a year until our wedding that I can make it a real priority.

I've also been inspired by my friend Al, who has been losing weight by playing Dance Dance Revolution and doing Wii Fit.

Playing video games AND losing weight?  Sounds like a deal to me!
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Plus, while in the past I've been really gung-ho on deprivation diets, I feel like long-term it will never be sustainable.  Adam and I read French Women Don't Get Fat in Congo, so we'll be trying to cook more often.

A longer welcome message than I was intending, but a good beginning nonetheless!