Fug Madness!

[eee1313]

Today when I came into the office, I saw that one of the warehouse guys hung a huge poster of the NCAA Tournament bracket by the door. And this reminded me not of college basketball, but instead that today marks the start of FUG MADNESS 2010!!! Woo-hoo! I still need to fill out my bracket, and I have no clear-cut favorite for this year. (Last year's hopes of a win for SWINTON were quashed by that tacky Aubrey O'Day.) I have a feeling that Miley Cyrus may go far this year, but the one-two punch of Patricia Arquette & Thomas Jane could be surprise us all and go even farther. Only time will tell...

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In other news, last night I made my first batch of Nanaimo bars! Thanks to yakgirl for sending me the custard powder, and to bigboobedcanuck for the recipe. Tonight, I attempt butter tarts. Oh, Canada!

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We got a Wii Fit. So far I am LOVING it. So much fun! I'm mostly doing stretching with the yoga poses (which I'm totally feeling in my left arm this morning) and the aerobic stuff. Of course, in one day's time the Scientist has already lost a pound, whereas I've gained one. Dammit. I just need to not look at his stats, or have him know mine. As long as I'm enjoying myself and actually DOING SOMETHING rather than just sitting on my ass, I'm happy. I'm not looking at the Wii Fit as the answer to all of my physical issues (generally better shape, weight loss, increased endurance), but I AM looking at it as a start towards improving myself. Do I want to go to a gym? No, because I am afraid of it. I have issues, whatever. Do I mind jumping around in my living room while little avatars of my friends and family jump around on a TV screen with me? Yes. Yes, I do. So maybe -- MAYBE -- if I start to feel some kind of change in my body, I'll be more inclined to, say, go use the gym at the clubhouse, or maybe someday go for a run around the neighborhood. But for now, I like the Wii.

Comments

[eee1313.livejournal.com]

BMI is TOTAL BULSHIT. That's one reason I hate my old doctor so much: he had a huge BMI chart on the wall. Anyone who looks at the BMI scale and thinks that it accurately measures a healthy body is beyond me. So I just don't take it seriously.

(FYI, the Wii Fit won't measure BMI on kids under a certain age, or on pets. I find that amusing. No BMI for my cat!)

[bunglegirl.livejournal.com]

I hate BMI too. I'm not skinny but I fall right on the line of overweight/obese. All I know is I'm in better shape than a lot of these stick then people walking around.