Imaginary word. Real weight loss.
Someone passed on a copy of Fred Brooks’ software classic The Mythical Man-Month to me. The introductory page to the chapter on progress tracking has this question and answer: Question: How does a large software project get to be one year late? Answer: One day at a time. Small slippages here and there add up, … Read more
I appreciate the inclusion of my article on working out with Wii Fit in the Carnival of Weight Management and Fitness #20 over at Weight Master!
Got through another week! I thought week 3 would get me but I squeaked by. Here’s my progress so far: Date Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Maximum Total 06/18/08 Initial test 8 06/21/08 7 7 5 4 12 35 06/23/08 9 8 6 5 10 38 06/25/08 10 8 8 5 11 … Read more
Nickel at Fit36 tagged me to post on my biggest health or fitness vice. I just plurked on this: I love beer, but beer doesn’t love me back. Beer might have some health benefits but for the most part it’s empty calories, and any health benefits I might have gotten from it are offset by … Read more
This one was tough, and I thought I may have pulled a muscle in my right arm doing it. Powering through sixty-four pushups isn’t a good thing to do if I injure myself in the process. Week 3, Day 1, Column 1 (based on my exhaustion test result of 19): 15, 12, 12, 10, max … Read more
Well I just managed 19 pushups for my post-week-two exhaustion test. Here’s the progress so far: Date Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Maximum Total 06/18/08 Initial test 8 06/21/08 7 7 5 4 12 35 06/23/08 9 8 6 5 10 38 06/25/08 10 8 8 5 11 42 06/28/08 9 8 … Read more
BankRate.com had this article on MSN Moneycentral: What does it cost to drop 30 pounds? The article runs down the costs associated with well-known diet programs like Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem, Weight Watchers, and The Zone Diet. These programs aren’t cheap. The cheapest of the four for losing 30 pounds is under $100 (for online registration … Read more
Each time I do a Body Test on Wii Fit my body mass index (BMI) is computed and displayed for by viewing (dis)pleasure. Mine hovers in the 36-37 range, which is off-the-scale obese. My ideal BMI according to Wii Fit is 22, which would put me at a sleek 140 pounds. But how the heck … Read more
Still managed to get through my workout tonight. Week 2, Day 3, Column 2: 10, 10, 8, 8, max = 15, for a total of 51 pushups. On Friday I’ll do the exhaustion test to see which column I start in for Week 3.
I’m confident one of these workouts is going to get me, but I still managed to get through tonight. Column 2 of Week 2, Day 2: 11, 9, 7, 7, max=12 for a total of 46 pushups. Thanks Steve Speirs (creator of HundredPushups.com) and everyone else for stopping by the blog!