I Got a Wii Fit!
2008/05/25 at 10:06 am | Posted in Exercise, Health, LG enV, Life, lifestyle change, Phone-Cam, SimulPost, Video Games, weight loss, weight watchers, Wii, wii fit | Comments Off on I Got a Wii Fit!Tags: diets don’t work, nintendo, target, weight, weight loss, weight loss blog, weight watchers, Wii, wii fit
I’m a Wiik (ha!) late to the party, but I got my Wii Fit at Target this morning! Watch for an interesting follow-up later today.
UPDATE 7 p.m.: My experience at Target when purchasing my Wii Fit is about as interesting as anything.
I arrived a bit before their 8 a.m. opening time where the usual group of Hot Wheels Dorks was congregating in the hopes of finding the latest Treasure Hunt vehicles. When the doors opened, I bolted to the Electronics Department and stood in line.
That’s when things got, um, interesting. There were about two groups of men speaking in a foreign tongue that I could not decipher (or even take a guess at). And at the risk of offending anybody I won’t even venture to give their native tongue a name. But these guys all had a few things in common. They all:
- Had California Reseller’s Permits, which means you’ll see plenty of overpriced Wii Fit units on the street real quick;
- Worked in teams, speaking with their cohorts at a blazingly fast rate of speed during the checkout process so as to confuse the cashier(s);
- Bought Target Gift Cards in addition to the units, one of them for $1,000;
- Paid in cash;
- Bought the same brand pre-paid cell phone with their Wii Fit unit.
It all seemed rather strange to me and their transactions were pure and utter chaos. One of them claimed he gave the cashier $150 and not the $120 she had tendered, one claimed he was charged too much, and once they were all done and trying to sort out their take in this little con, one of them actually tried to take the unit I was paying for as it was being rung up. By then I had had enough of their bulls***.
“That one’s mine, f***er,” I told the greedy bastard. His hand retracted quicker than he could speak.
So to the Electronics Department at Target T-195 in Long Beach, CA (my former store, BTW), if your registers are off at the end of the day, this could very well be the reason why. Those guys worked fast, talked fast, and seemed ready to swindle.
Anyway…I’ve only had a few minutes to spend with the Wii Fit. Here’s a few helpful hints:
- If you have carpeting, place a piece of wood underneath for an accurate weight measurement. At first I weighed 146 (!) but after placing a piece of wood under the platform, it was correct.
- The Weight Loss Goal only goes up to 22 lbs. so if you plan to lose more, you’ll have to start at 22 lbs. and once you reach that, start again with the remainder. In my case, it’ll be 22 lbs. plus another 10+ lbs.
- I “jogged” and did the Hula Hoop exercise. It’d definitely fun!
I’m sure I’ll be adding more to my other blog so check it out for more info and results. I begin using it tonight so we’ll see how things go!
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Giving it Up
2008/04/09 at 7:20 pm | Posted in Food, Health, Life, lifestyle change, SimulPost | Comments Off on Giving it UpTags: cereal, dairy, diets don't work, lactose intolerance, lifestyle change, milk, silk soymilk, soy, special k red berries, weight, weight loss
I’m a milkaholic. If given the chance, I’d chug a good portion of a gallon down and not think twice about it.
That is until I feel the repercussions later in the day. And it sucks.
You see, I’m one of the many people in the world that’s lactose intolerant. I’ve had it all my life and have simply dealt with it, which isn’t easy when you eat cereal for breakfast pretty much every day of your life.
The other day we ran out of milk so I had to opt for toast and–cringe–Sunny Delight. (That’s what us older folk call it since that’s its original name. It’s still as crappy as it was when I was a kid. I also wear an onion on my belt–get off my lawn.)
Anyhoo, we went to the store after I got home and I decided to give something else a try, so I opted for what you see on this page: Silk Soymilk. I figured what the heck, it couldn’t possibly be worse than running to the bathroom every hour.
This morning I gave it a try. I poured some into a bowl of my favorite cereal and while my initial thought was “Wow, this looks like that crappy fat-free milk,” I sat down and took a spoonful.
And I’ll be damned if the stuff isn’t great. What’s more, I had a bowl of cereal and didn’t run to the bathroom a hour later. It really is tasty in cereal. As a result, I’ve decided that milk will be the latest item to be tossed off of my food list.
Here’s looking to tomorrow when I have my next enjoyable bowl of cereal. Thanks, Silk, for making lactose intolerance more tolerable with your product.
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Mmm…colossal donut…
2008/04/09 at 12:28 pm | Posted in Food, Inspiration, LG enV, Life, Motivation, Phone-Cam, SimulPost, Thoughts | Comments Off on Mmm…colossal donut…Tags: colossal donut, donut, lard lad, LG enV, lg vx9900, weight, weight loss, weight watchers
(Note: This post is the first of what may be many SimulPosts, or entries that pertain to both of my blogs. This can also be seen at HolographicMeatloaf.com).
From the Phone-Cam…
It’s Bagel and Donut Day @ work today, and evidently they went to the Lard Lad for this sucker. It may not look big here, but this thing really is huge. It obscures the plate below it! And in case you’re wondering, I opted for a bagel 🙂
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A Book of Lies?
2008/05/01 at 12:40 pm | Posted in Commentary, Food, Health, Life, lifestyle change, SimulPost, Thoughts, Uncategorized, weight loss | Comments Off on A Book of Lies?Tags: calories, david Zinczenko, diets don't work, dottie's weight loss zone, eat this not that book, fast food, fat, lifestyle change, saturated fat, weight, weight loss, weight loss blog, weight loss men
If you ask me, it’s a little of both.
Author David Zinczenko is ca$hing in on the laziness of Americans by catering to their one vice: fast food. In his book Eat This, Not That! he tackles the issue of choosing between which of the worst foods are actually, well, better than the other.
Take the example on the cover. Although it’s hard to see, the author—he’s the editor-in-chief of Men’s Health magazine—is telling you to choose a Big Mac (540 calories; 29g of fat) over a Whopper (760 calories; 46g of fat).
Well, gollllly, Sgt. Carter! That’s fantastic! By eating the Big Mac, I not only save all those calories but also cut my fat intake to 29g instead of 46g for one meal! I guess I’ll order the fries, too!
But wait! What about the sodium content? The Big Mac has 1,040 mg of sodium; the Whopper has 1,450 mg. When you consider that the RDA is 2,400 mg, either one will get you nearly halfway to your RDA for sodium in no time flat. And remember, too, that the RDA amounts are based on a 2,000 calorie daily intake. So when you factor in the amount of calories, fat, sodium and saturated fat (with an RDA of 20g) of the burgers, neither is “healthier” than the other.
Also consider that as editor-in-chief of a health magazine, the man’s lifestyle is likely to be less sedentary than the average person trying to drop a few pounds. In fact, it’s not uncommon for marathoners and runners to consume high-calorie meals as most will be expended during their run so that they have enough in reserve at the end of their run and don’t, um, die afterwards.
If you’re truly serious about losing weight, here’s a thought: avoid fast foods. That isn’t my advice; that came from my doctors. And rumor has it that they know a little about the human body.
Now I’m not saying I don’t enjoy an occasional fast food meal but I don’t make them a staple of my diet. (If I do eat out, it’s mostly chicken—I’ve given up red meat and fried foods.) I didn’t lose my weight by not brown-bagging it to work, not making healthy meals the night before, not cutting up watermelons and pineapples to make my daily 2 cups of fruit, or not drinking at least 2 pints of water per day. Losing and maintaining your weight is all about choices and if your dilemma is choosing between a Big Mac and a Whopper, you’re doing it wrong.
Sure, David Zinczenko is good-looking, successful and had his book featured all over the place. But in Eat This, Not That! the only thing the dude is doing is saving you from reading the nutritional values and combining the information with pretty pictures in a perfect-bound package. Crap on a cone still isn’t ice cream no matter how you look at it, even if you once dated Rose McGowan.
Look, if all you want is fast food nutritional information that is constantly updated, it’s available for free on Dottie’s Weight Loss Zone, my one source for Weight Watchers Points Values before eating out.
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