All around exercise

This week my body has gotten some exercise, but not my brain. There is a mental block going on in my head about running. There always has been. Running and physical exertion has always been an "I do it or else" thing. Never has it a been an "I want to do it" thing. What's the point of getting hot bothered and out of breath? What stimulation does it offer me? What incentive is there? There isn't anything that keeps me from being bored. I look at the timer constantly while in a jog and think, "is it time to stop yet? Damn that clock needs to hurry up."

This is a problem because I am trying my hardest to loose a lot of weight. When I reached 191.6 lbs. it was time for me to get help via Weight Watchers. For some that isn't a whole lot, but for a 5'4" ape descendant at age 28, it is for me. It was the heaviest I had ever been. Now, I'm down at 171.2 lbs.

Not working out and keeping my points in check can only take me so far, especially when a doughnut or ice cream catches my eye. I had a hurdle while the Stanley Cup Playoffs were underway. The victory shots weren't helping.

So now I have to get over that brain hurdle. How to do it? How do I get a good feeling out of working out? When I get so upset and angry and want to punch something, I've turned on the Wii Cardio Kickboxing. The anger is then short lived until it's stirred up again. Do I want to use rage and anger as a fuel to keep going? No. So what next? What about great feelings in my happy place? That seemed to work for a while and then my brain turned on. I started thinking again of all these other silly things. Still fighting the urge to stop running. What else can I do? The feeling of being in a happy place was enough to keep me going until my brain interferred.

Maybe, my brain needed exercise. At lunch the other day two gentlemen in MENSA were there asking thought provoking questions. Ah yes, there was the place to start. I took their workout quiz. Excellent! My brain's wheels were turning. Then today I decided to check some internet websites. This is where I found my brain's little home planet, so to speak, Lumosity. The games are fun and my brain has cramps when I'm doing the puzzles and a little tingling later.

Tomorrow after the day job will be the real test as to whether or not this little experiment worked to demolish my phsyical activity boredom. :) Will keep you posted.

Busy Busy

Last night I experimented with the att U-verse Video on Demand service. There was a free Cardio Hip Hop and a 10 minute ab program. I tried the Hip Hop program, but never found the rhythm. The 10 minute ab one I could do in my sleep. It's a bunch of the things we did in the military with a few more twists. It really worked, too.

This morning after some much needed Spongeboob Squarepants I did 30 minutes of free step aerobics and the 10 minute ab work out. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was a great movie for the background. It gave me some more colorway inspiration for today.

After loosing steam for two weeks my body volunteered to start building the dye day set up around noon-thirty to one o'clock. (Yes, noon-thirty. O'dark-thirty is 12:30 a.m.) I've got 4 new colorways coming to the shop on either Monday or Tuesday evening. It all depends when the roving has finished drying and when I'm working the day job next week. Here are the colorways:

1. The Magrathean - Slartibartfast's cloak/coat has been a favorite of mine for quite some time. So I wanted to make a colorway to match.
2. Boudica - She was the Queen of the Iceni Tribe during the Roman invasion into today's United Kingdom. Queen Boudica was the only woman to ever stand up to the Romans and win. She had some big balls!
3. Capital Offense - The gnome race of World of Warcraft is a peculiar one indeed. That is all I have to say regarding this explosive colorway.
   
4. Love & Beauty Shock - My favorite cartoon growing up was Sailor Moon. Now I'm not a morning person, but I'd wake up at 5 a.m. to watch that show. The title of this colorway is the name of an attack Sailor Venus uses in the end of the SuperS and throughout the Stars Season.
   

One of the Magrathean batches were screwed up. I've got to come up with a name for it and come up with a new way to dye it with Superwash roving. It'll probably kept in my screw up pile. I'm hoping to have more in Rambouillet. There may be more colorways tomorrow, too. So far it's been 3 lbs of wool dyed. (Merino 64s, SW Merino and SW BFL)

My hands are drying out from all the acid in the presoak. Hooray for the Bee Bars! Wednesday will be the last day for the raffle for one of those little beauties. So if you haven't found something at the site, keep an eye out for Monday and Tuesday.

Have a great night and stay tuned for another photos Friday.