Orange theory, no juice.

Three months ago I joined a gym called Orange Theory and I'm about 90% impressed.  I hold back with that last ten percent because I'm not sure if I'm getting the result I was originally going for.  I wanted, like so many other people, to lose weight.

I haven't shown great numbers on the scale.  For a little while I went down about five or six pounds.  More recently, I've gone back up three or so pounds.  This was all tracked because right around the time I got into the swing of the gym they announced a weight loss challenge, for a money prize!

I never had the notion I'd win the money, simply because so many people joined the challenge.  I only wanted to meet my personal goal: three classes a week, and drop a pounds a week.  Attendance is great, but my loss isn't great at all.  Should I find peace that the reason behind this odd fluctuation is that I've simple gained muscle?

No.  I'm sadly dissatisfied with that reasoning.  So where does that leave me?   I'm really not sure.  I don't want to be jacked.  I want to feel healthy and look good.  I don't think that's unreasonable.

So where from here?  Quit? Save my money and do home workouts?  Go more?  Some other changes?  Ugh I don't know...help me obi-gym fit-nobi!

To get a TV or not?

If I'm only going to do Netflix,  should I bother?  What if I buy Hulu?  What TV do I get? How do I pick a good one? Do I get one that's a smart TV? Will it be able to do Netflix and Hulu on its own? What about an Amazon firestick?  Yikes I really don't know much about these things.  I'm moving and I haven't really had a TV for real in a few years.  I've gotten by so far.

Boston comic con. Mixed reviews?

Ugh I just lost my entire post. Since I have about 5 minutes now to write this, I'm just going to say that Boston Comic Con has been announced for next summer and all you lazy people who didn't come this past summer need to get on top of it.  It was gross and hot sweaty this past year due to the location and I'll never wear a wig again if I can help it!

Your punishment for not attending with me is that I will not post photos on here.  You may need to wait as I collect snapshots during my Halloween escapades. 

Remember tickets on sale Feb 1! www.Bostoncomiccon.com

You Are Beautiful

I was enjoying a nice yoga routine on youtube, because my leg is really doing some funny things and I wanted to stretch to relieve the electric jolts.  More about that later, though.  The point is that a video popped up on the sidebar after I finished.  It was titled' "You are Disgusting".

I'm full of mixed emotion regarding this film.  I'm proud of the woman who made the film.  I'm ashamed of the people she quoted during the film.  I'd be lying, however, to say that I don't, at times in my life, fall into the trap that lures so many people feeling confused, insecure, or just downright mean into saying or thinking bad things about other people based on their appearance.  It is a societal characteristic, unfortunately, to assess face value without pause or thought to the actual reality that there is more than surface.  Why is this so common?

Surface can be altered so quickly with cheap and efficient methods.  The internal, however, needs tender care and nurturing to be able to undergo effective change.  Maybe for that very reason, we should seek to know the internal aspects of the people we experience in our lives.  It could be a longer investment, and yes, of course, it is harder and requires more effort to dive into the deep end of that pool.  However, what is the alternative?  Isn't time all that we have, after all?