Status quo

Today's Wii Fit checking had the same BMI and weight as yesterday and my Wii Fit age went down to 35.  I did 2 zen classes and 2 cardio classes (1 new one) on the Kinect and I did my same 30 minute run with the Wii Fit. I didn't set a new record for my run today, but I did come in second to yesterdays new record and didn't miss it by too much (less than 0.1 miles).

Now I'm "overweight"

Today's check in on the Wii Fit yielded me the delight of being classified as "overweight." With a BMI of 25.09 and a weight of 165.6 and a Wii Fit Age of 36. Let me just say that I know how not very accurate this thing is, especially on carpet, it seems to fluctuate a lot more when you use it on carpet but it still helps me keep track to some degree of my progress. I always start off the year saying I simply don't want to gain any weight by the end of the year, as most people gain weight every year I figure that this is a great goal that puts me ahead of the average person anyhow and it is a totally attainable goal that won't stress me out. That being said the last several years, the ones where that was my goal, I actually lost more weight than previously.

So I did the same workout with the Kinect today as yesterday, I showed improvement on some of the moves. I did my same 30 minute run today as well with the Wii Fit and set my 3rd new record this week with my run.

My weight skyrocketed over night

Todays check in on the Wii Fit yielded a BMI of 24.96 and a weight of 164.7 and a Wii Fit Age of 44. Obviously I did not gain 13.2 pounds over night so as you can see these things are not perfect but are merely tools intended to encourage us along our fitness and/or weight loss goals. Of course I find it best not to focus on a magic number (weight) that I want to get to, instead I prefer to focus on how I look and feel as well as how my clothes fit. Half the reason for me getting in better and better shape is to keep up with my 3 year old, oh to have his energy. 


I did a double session on my Kinect Your Shape (2 zen classes and 2 cardio sessions), then I did a 30 minute run on my Wii Fit. I actually find the 30 minute free run to be quite motivating for me, I get to run with several of my family members who have Miis on my Wii and I just enjoy seeing all of them.

New year and hopefully an even more fit version of myself

We have just over 6 weeks till our rescheduled cruise, when we booked our cruise we booked it on the Splendor for January 16th. Well, the ship caught fire and we were lucky enough that it was supposed to be ready in time for our sailing. Of course when I finally got around to ordering new swimsuits for our vacation the very next morning we got an email that our cruise date had been canceled as it was taking longer than expected to get parts so the ship could receive all the necessary repairs. We rebooked and well we are once again booked for the first sailing after the repairs are finished, so February 20the here we come.

With the cruise coming and the holidays behind us it seemed like a great time to start working out a little more frequently. I checked in on my Wii Fit this morning which was being rather nice to me. It said my BMI is 22.95 and my weight is 151.5. It wasn't as nice with my Wii Fit Age by telling me it is 38. Anyhow, after I checked in on my Wii Fit I switched over to my Kinect Your Shape and did a little bit of a workout, then I attempted to put in my Kinect Sports but that wasn't being cooperative (we have a bad disc and need to swap it out) so I pulled the Wii Fit back out and did a 30 minute run on there.

Unclog your drains

Here is a tutorial on how to turn a 2 liter bottle into a drain declogger.

http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2010/12/man-crafts-recycled-plastic-drain-de-clogger/

Homemade Pita Chips

This is a great recipe as it is pretty cheap, fast and easy to make for a party. All you need is a cookie sheet, some pitas, salt, and olive oil.

Just rip or cut the pitas into chip sized pieces. Lay them out on the cookie sheet. Spray them with some olive oil. Sprinkle them with some salt. Put them in the oven till they are as crisp as you like them, if you prefer softer I would stick closer to 350 degrees and from crisper chips closer to 400 degrees. This should make it easier to not overcook them.

Vegan Eggnog Muffins wtih Boozy Raisins

Todays special treat was these eggnog muffins with boozy raisins. These were something hubby saw in my current favorite baking cookbook and decided he really wanted me to make them so today I made a test batch and if we like them then I will be making more for the Festivus party we are going to Thursday night. I know they are a bit too traditional holiday to normally bring to a Festivus party, but hey they do have rum in them so considering this Festivus party is really pretty much all about booze and video games I think I am fine with these muffins.

This recipe is from page 67 of Kris Holechek's The 100 Best Vegan Baking Recipes: Amazing cookies, cakes, muffins, pies, brownies and breads.