Yak Attack

So today I started te great calorie counting again. Tomorrow I will begin the weighing an the posting of the weight.

Let the process begin again.

Ahhhhh! My family have started a comment bonanza on my blog. Well sorta. Okay so 4 comments is a lot to me.

Since the topic at hand seems to be my mass, I felt it might be prudent to describe my weight loss plan sketch.

January: Begin working out. Build up some endurance and strength to prep for the year. Do not change eating habits at all (one step at a time).
Results: Moderately successful. While I did manage to workout some… things like work and moving has slowed down my schedule. Need to pick it back up.
February: Ramp up working out. Goal is to get at least 3 work outs a week. Start to track calorie consumption. Shoot for less than 2100 net calories a day.
April: Build work out schedule to 5 days a week. Shoot for less than 1900 net calories a day.
June: Work out 7 days a week. Calories the same.
When I hit 165 (September-ish): Maintain workout schedule. Bump up calories to equilibrium level.

The plan will adjust as needed and based on how well I do. I actually look forward to warmer months and the ability to work out / get exercise on a regular/daily basis. To be honest I’m more looking to get fit rather than get thin. Weight it just an easy indicator of fitness. Better than a bevy of weights and reps to count.

Next update: Info on the move.

So… I weighed myself for the first time in like forever and the results were… unpleasant. 191.8. My goal for the year is to end 2010 weighing 165. There is a long way to go. I do have a plan, sorta. one that I will detail later.

I put up some pictures of the Wade and See wedding! Check it out in the picture section or follow this link:

http://www.dahiaka.com/wordpress/?page_id=188&file=Tenn+Wedding+and+Vacation/

Friends! I hope you find your festivities to be filled with fun, food, and fond fellows (and for some football!) And feel free to fancy this frivolous felicitation. And I’m all out of f words so happy thanksgiving!

1.5 miles left to go. Not dead… yet.

I’m BACK from vacation. And I just spent too much time making the following 12 second clip of one of the fun fun nights I had in NYC.

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So I’m sitting here on the couch at erin’s house looking at her list of wireless networks in the area. And one randomly pops up that is parentheses space period space upper-case Y space period space close parentheses. This made me laugh. I love the nerd ( or 13 year old ) who did that.

My bag is damn heavy! A 9 day trip neccesitates a good deal of luggage no matter how light I pack. I still managed just carry on luggage but perhaps in terms of comfort a checked bag w/ wheels would have been better. I make myself feel better by thinking about the time I saved. Hopefully my baggage will weigh slightly less when I have unloaded the various papers and such I am delivering to people along the way. Funny thing is, in retrospect so far I already over packed. It has been 3 days and all I have worn is jeans and black shirts. AND I already managed to get some clothes clean (laundry at my aunts house ftw). Somehow I got it in my head before I left that I will be changing multiple times a day. Maybe Philly and New York will prove to be more clothing intensive.

The trip so far has been fun. Lindner was a very gracious host and had very nice accommodations which was augmented by the sheets I sent ahead of myself ( pure hilarity in my opinion )

I just had to make a train transfer just then. That’s right, even on vacation I am blogging while commuting.

I def had a good time exploring the DC scene. Or I guess more specifically the bar scene. I hit up a wine bar, a dive bar, a sports bar, and a “party” bar. I also got to see “chinatown” ( whose station I am actually standing in ) and what I understand to be the major fun zones: U street and Dupont circle.

On a new train now.

I also did part of the tourist thing and saw the white house and happened apon the IMF. Took a picture of course.

Well next stop is mine then into the greyhound. Next stop Harrisburg.

Dance music! I must admit, I love it. Super poppy music with heavy beats tend to make me happy. I don’t know if it is a primordial response to base or a natural love of simple melody. For me dance music represents fun. Dance music makes me think of wild parties, hot (at might i add, scantily clad) girls, and crazy stunts. Of course this idea is reinforced my the most maleficent force known to western society: the media! Rap videos basically epitomize my vision of dance music. Commercials for “hip” products do a good job as well. I mean, with a message like that how can I not enjoy, nay crave, a good dance jam.

The next part is harder to admit, as a male. However, I am willing to face the judgement and derision of any dude who comes across this: I also enjoy dancing to this music. At the risk of sounding even more froofy, dance feels like a physical expression of the music. I can pretend I am ay one of those afore mentioned parties! My preferred method of dance? I call it: ” dance as if you are in a music video “. Makes sense right? Where do people have the most fun with dance music? Why would I not want to be there too. If there was a camera I would be mugging the shit out of it. There is nothing more motivating than imagining an audience of adoring fans

So the question remains: why am I talking ( or admitting ) any of this at all? Well I’m going on a vacation adventure in a couple of weeks and I am shooting for a goal of hitting the dance floor once or twice. We’ll see how it goes.