Archive for the 'Health Goals' Category

Health Mini-Update

Sunday, June 5th, 2005

I’ve been fluctuating between 211 and 218 pounds right now, and still walking or jogging 30 minutes a day. No gym membership, I just don’t know if I’d really go. No special eating habits, but no fast food at least. We just got a dog, so I think that will give me a […]

April Monthly Health Goal: Gym Memberships Review

Wednesday, May 4th, 2005

Ok, so I’ve gone and checked out the two gyms within a 10-15 minute drive from my place. Here are my results:
24-Hour Fitness Review

Time to drive: 5-10 minutes depending on traffic.
First impressions: They did a 15-minute interview about my current eating and exercising habits, and then proceeded to weigh me and determine my body […]

April Monthly Health Goal, due 4/30: Scout out Gym Memberships

Monday, April 25th, 2005

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
— Confucius
To paraphrase, I need to make some goals, however small. My goal for April will be to check out all the gyms with reasonable distance of my place, and get the monthly prices, as well as what facilities are […]

A couple (Ok, several) steps back from my goals…

Tuesday, April 19th, 2005

Sorry for the lack of updates, I spent the last week or so at DisneyWorld and visiting my parents. Although I was hoping that this would mean a lot of walking (and it did), this also meant eating out 3 meals a day. at DisneyWorld. My breakfast was either something with eggs […]

Having some trouble setting my goals… What’s Healthy?

Thursday, April 7th, 2005

What exactly is healthy? Or more exactly, what are ways to easily quantify health? Obviously, we have weight. And we have BMI from my previous post. But that still leaves out accurate fat/muscle percentage. And Cholesterol. But to accurately test these requires full submersion in water, or a blood […]