This week I biked from Gravenhurst to Bracebridge, 20km, around 40-45 minutes, very content with time. Not being on a bike in 10 years made it even more rewarding for the first bike ride of the season. That night I visited a friend that lives about 5k away, so I biked there and back so the grand total became 30km. The next day (yesterday), I went to my trainers place which is about 12.5km or so, then stayed there for less than 10 minutes, and biked back, beating my time by a minute (There is a large hill on the way out there, and coming back I just sped down it). However, still not recovering from the day prior, and just biking causing additional fatigue on fatigued muscles - I was content.
The weather this week has been pretty fierce, Monday & Tuesday were windy as all hell with snow on/off, wednesday thru friday were hot, and Saturday was a rainfest! So much for biking today, I'm not risking my life in a thunderstorm/lightning show.
I worked out tonight inside, and was happy with progress. (Gave the legs a break, I'll resume running or biking tomorrow if the damn rain quits). If it's still raining tomorrow I'll use the punching bag for an hour, get a good cardio workout - brush up on some striking and what not (not cardio kick-boxing crap... but actual strikes at full power (unless it's jabs) that would do severe damage once thrown) Also, I have to get back working on my abs - they've slipped, and although my stomach still retains rigidity, it could be better. I'm going to really put effort into working at my obliques as I've neglected them for a long time and haven't actively targeted them specifically before - I guess I never really cared. But, I'm determined, and so we'll see in a month how things are shaping up.
Nutritionally, things are good - I've been experimenting with different things on Talapia - black pepper + parmesan cheese, or melted soy cheese on talapia (although tasty, took 15 min. to scrub the pan after I was done eating haha). After workouts or biking I'm devouring a tub of yogurt (650ml), sometimes adding almonds or raisins into the mix. Since being back at work the last few weeks, I've come up with a tasty trail-mix-ish snack to keep me going between meals, as I never know if we're stopping for lunch, or working through it to leave early. The mix is just raw almonds, dried cranberries, and raisins (jumbo thompson). OH! And the good news! FINALLY I found the mysterious Strawberry Fortified Soy Beverage! It resides in Wal-Mart,and for some strange reason, is 50 cents less then the other flavours.. economics would tell me that they sell a substantial amount of it, so they can order more, and larger orders cost less, therefore providing the customer with a reduced price. Anyways, I'm excited for tomorrows cereal to add it to.
Currently I'm very bored, as any blogger is I suppose, but I'm debating to workout on the punching bag after I have dinner, or watch more 70s show... maybe call a friend or two.. not sure. Farewell
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Saturday...
Things have been going well on my end, I've put on 5 lbs, healthy weight (lean muscle, body fat). First time in my life I have put on weight from working out, and I'm sure the near perfect nutrition helps too. Today I have to do a machine workout, keep things going.
In other news, I bought a bike (as it's great for exercise, and I'm a pedestrian) from my brother who used it 2x and gave it up (Brand-New 2 years ago, very expensive). It's a 24-speed Brodie mountain bike... no idea what kind of rep Brodie has, but my brother always buys high quality stuff, so I'm certain it will last a long time. Having not been on a bike in 10 years, it was interesting haha. There's a decent size hill at the end of my street to the right, and I biked up that - I have a much easier time jogging up it than biking it! Honestly I could do a 3:1 ratio of jogging:biking. Since I have a larger bike now, I am required to ride on the road, which is nice and fast. Although I'll be doing road-biking for a while, I intend to make use of the trails in Peterborough this fall, and since Peterborough's winter is comparable to Britney Spears conservative fashion sense, I should be biking nearly everyday. I sent the bike to a local shop for a tune-up, and have to get a few things like a better seat, a helmet, a light, and some reflective clothing for the Fall. Although costly for accessories, the bike came at an incredible price, so I'm still ahead. And like all exercise equipment, it is an investment, it's not a pack of gum or bottle of pop.
Went to the trainers this week, and he complimented me on my progress / posture / overall appearence, which considering he is tough as nails is comparable to the President handing me his security cards for a day.
The weather's been great, I've been jogging lots and working out tons, and FINALLY I am not alone while jogging at night! Other people, particularly female are out and about.. Earlier this week I had the choice of eather to stop and talk (she was walking, I was jogging by), or continue jogging, and since I was making excellent time I continued to jogging. However, next time I will use another part of my anatomy to make the decision, and I'll tell you how the conversation goes.
Not sure if I mentioned recently that I got accepted into Fleming Residence, but nevertheless I'm still excited. There are several pro's, and only a couple con's to the shift in accomodations, so it will all work out.
Financially, things are changing, I applied for a credit card again, and this time have more confidence that I will be accepted. I tried online, and they rejected me, then I went in and said I could provide 'security', which is 120% of the maximum credit I wish to receive, so it should help my acceptance. I'm only asking for $500.00, the bare minimum that they offer, if there minimum was $100.00 I would have asked for that. Basically the rationale behind this borrowing, is that I need to build a credit rating as I'm in my mid 20s now, and I've come up with a couple monthly payments I can throw on there that will be maintenance free. Out of all the people I know, I'm probably within the top 3 for money management, so maintaing a credit card should be easier than feeding myself.
Now I'm going to contact a few friends, see what can be done this weekend while the weather is great, maybe set something up for tonight/tomorrow. I have to work this afternoon, but only for a bit. Cheers,
In other news, I bought a bike (as it's great for exercise, and I'm a pedestrian) from my brother who used it 2x and gave it up (Brand-New 2 years ago, very expensive). It's a 24-speed Brodie mountain bike... no idea what kind of rep Brodie has, but my brother always buys high quality stuff, so I'm certain it will last a long time. Having not been on a bike in 10 years, it was interesting haha. There's a decent size hill at the end of my street to the right, and I biked up that - I have a much easier time jogging up it than biking it! Honestly I could do a 3:1 ratio of jogging:biking. Since I have a larger bike now, I am required to ride on the road, which is nice and fast. Although I'll be doing road-biking for a while, I intend to make use of the trails in Peterborough this fall, and since Peterborough's winter is comparable to Britney Spears conservative fashion sense, I should be biking nearly everyday. I sent the bike to a local shop for a tune-up, and have to get a few things like a better seat, a helmet, a light, and some reflective clothing for the Fall. Although costly for accessories, the bike came at an incredible price, so I'm still ahead. And like all exercise equipment, it is an investment, it's not a pack of gum or bottle of pop.
Went to the trainers this week, and he complimented me on my progress / posture / overall appearence, which considering he is tough as nails is comparable to the President handing me his security cards for a day.
The weather's been great, I've been jogging lots and working out tons, and FINALLY I am not alone while jogging at night! Other people, particularly female are out and about.. Earlier this week I had the choice of eather to stop and talk (she was walking, I was jogging by), or continue jogging, and since I was making excellent time I continued to jogging. However, next time I will use another part of my anatomy to make the decision, and I'll tell you how the conversation goes.
Not sure if I mentioned recently that I got accepted into Fleming Residence, but nevertheless I'm still excited. There are several pro's, and only a couple con's to the shift in accomodations, so it will all work out.
Financially, things are changing, I applied for a credit card again, and this time have more confidence that I will be accepted. I tried online, and they rejected me, then I went in and said I could provide 'security', which is 120% of the maximum credit I wish to receive, so it should help my acceptance. I'm only asking for $500.00, the bare minimum that they offer, if there minimum was $100.00 I would have asked for that. Basically the rationale behind this borrowing, is that I need to build a credit rating as I'm in my mid 20s now, and I've come up with a couple monthly payments I can throw on there that will be maintenance free. Out of all the people I know, I'm probably within the top 3 for money management, so maintaing a credit card should be easier than feeding myself.
Now I'm going to contact a few friends, see what can be done this weekend while the weather is great, maybe set something up for tonight/tomorrow. I have to work this afternoon, but only for a bit. Cheers,
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Adverts and Stew.
Alright, so I had some stew tonight for dinner.
Now the main thing is Adverts... specifically - the ones you see when you log into MSN messenger that appear at the bottom of the main window... all the damn retarded videos of celebrity's, fat kids doing dumb things, and whatever else you can think of. I'm just sick of it all... I don't care what celebrity is fucking what celebrity, who they're banging on the side, what cheese they like, or what they're ill-informed opinion is on the price of go-kart wheels. If I had to choose, I would choose adverts that reflected the latest research in technology, or important political topics - G8 Summit, the Polish President that died recently, the Nuclear Summit that just happened, coverage on the Heart & Stroke Foundations battle to get another fitness credit into Ontario high schools, you know - something with substance that will actually mean something... Is it so hard to ask for something worth watching these days? My generation will see over 1 billion adds before we die, and less than a hundredth of a thousandth of a percent are actually worth staring at. But instead I get the latest garbage from Hollywood... time and time again... I saw an advert that claimed Lady Gaga has received over 1 billion views on Youtube, and is now called the Queen of Youtube. WHO THE FUCK CARES?! Her songs have absolutely no lyrical content what-so-ever, represent the most boring-over-used-bass-heartbeat-sound crap that you can hear in any club, which makes me want to tear my ears off using Incredible Hulk hands. Her fame is certainly not from her musical content, and all it is is shock value.. KISS did it years ago with wearing masks and painting their faces, punks did it in the 70s and early 80s with torn clothes, studded jackets, mohawks, and home-made t-shirts with vulgarity against stuff that pissed them off, all she's done is taken SHOCK to a new level with messed up costumes.. its not original, it's downright pathetic. And I've found out that her 'look' was actually stolen from an Irish woman that had been around YEARS before her, so any dose of 'oringinality' that so many brainwashed people think she had is gone... All you have is another pop slut making money off of the same crap that's been projected through the radiowaves for decades already, only by some means getting progressively worse.. I mean I'm not a pop fan, but look at the King of Pop - Michael Jackson... I'm not sure about his discography, but at least I can find meaning in some songs that he sung about... for example Beat It - it was about standing up for yourself, and not giving up.. now take that and pair it against Poker Face, which as quoted by the tramp herself during an interview with Rolling Stone explains the line 'Bluffin with my muffin'... "Obviously, it's my pussy's poker face! I took that line from another song I wrote but never released, called 'Blueberry Kisses.'" Wow... what something to sing about and get the message out... you're god damn vagina.. nobody cares.. honestly they don't... but unfortunately not even 0.0000001% of people that listen to that garbage will actually read the lyrics. Another hit of hers talks about sex and confusion of her own sexuality... you have the god damn world as a stage, and all you choose to share with the world is the fact you're not sure about if you're attracted to men, women, or both? This coming from a singer who does not wear pants... Spears doesn't wear underwear, Gaga doesn't wear pants... what's left? The next pop singer will just perform naked for her fans and give us some bullshit about 'being unrestricted by the heavy weight of clothes' Writing songs about how bad clothes are, and how everyone under the age of 18 that is stereotypically attractive should rip them all off, burn them, and beat the living piss out of anyone that's wearing clothes to win the battle for all people wearing clothes that dont want to.
Another celebrity that really pisses me off is that Kim Kardashian... basically we have a very rich girl, that became a playboy centerfold and made a sex tape with a football player, and got famous from it. Also, wears skirts too tight she can't even bend over... how the fuck is this world going to survive when that is one of the leading role-models... I think her name should be the new definition of IDIOT... when you read it: A Kim Kardashian is when you are so pathetic you buy clothes that you can't even move in... to the point that you can't even bend over to pick up something you dropped. Check the newest edition of Websters Dictionary.
It seems to me, if you do follow celebrity's at ALL, you have nothing more than 'Live in the fast lane' pop stars, faggot boy bands/singers, and people like Nicholas Cage.. while a great actor, has no concept of money management, and claims that he needs 30 million a year to cover his expenses... well when you throw parties for 1000's of people constantly, and own a dozen homes that are all large enough to hold the residents of a small japanese village, and you have more toys then jesus, your wallet may feel a bit thin.
I wish people would just wake up from all the bullshit in life, and see things for what they are. I'm tired of seeing young girls worry about weight, because some damn actress lost 50 lbs for their role, and you can do it too to get ahead! The same goes for actors that start pumping steroids for movie roles, and its so freakin obvious that in 6 months you can not go from looking like Screech on Saved By The Bell, to Bruce Lee. It just doesn't happen.. no Israeli Trainer, special ops marine nonsense is going to convince me otherwise. Stop talking about natural herbs and vitamins, and training 18 hours a day blah blah blah. Just show us the chemical soup of pills and needles that you used.. we all know its true anyways. I mean, sure if you have to put on 10 lbs, workout for 6 months, and do it healthily.. hell you're getting paid TONS of money, may as well earn some of it. The whole world is becoming fatter from lack of exercise and yet nobody seems to clue in that the reason people won't get off their ass is because they have 9206726 celebrity's looking razor thin, or steroid-induced baboons sending the wrong messages (*cough* sports, UFC *cough*). I'm glad I'm going into the Fitness Industry to combat some of this disease that's taken society by storm... I mean, I've never had weight issues, except putting on weight, but that's another story.. I can understand how someone that has some excess weight to lose doesn't want to workout because they want to go from being 20 lbs overweight to 30 lbs underweight.. not 20 lbs overweight to HEALTHY. Even people that are perfectly healthy feel the need to lose weight, and drop sizes, because some moron in hollywood posted it in their blog. I'm willing to bet if that Megan Fox chick from Transformers said that the way to getting her toned body and success was to eat glass and drink lighter fluid, people would do it. Personally I don't know if she actually did workout, or if she just used a crash diet, but she has so much popularity now that nobody would turn a cheek at what she says. Maybe one day I'll become famous, kick the shit out of all the steroid-induced losers out there, force feed the socialites until they are back to a healthy weight and healthy body image, and instate a rule that if you sing a song, you must first have the LYRICS posted worldwide for 6 months before the music comes out. Also, I would ban the use of 'air-brushing' and 'photo-shopping' for all images in magazines and billboards. I've seen how easy it is to take someone that is overweight and give them rock hard looking abs and defined chest muscles etc... it's easier than doing a cartwheel, and takes less time to learn. It doesn't help that there's 1000 diets and supplements out there that all promise fast results, but are actually starving the body of a macronutrient, and causing organ failure down the road. Most of the diets you have to stick on, or you gain the weight back.. nobody has clued in that if they adjust their lifestyle, and their eating habits they don't need to cut out macronutrients and eat a handful of pills, or shitty tasting processed food with a diet logo branded in it? I'm almost certain that the top executives in the fast food industry and the top executives in the weight-loss industry get together every week and discuss how to further screw the world over.. I'll go on the record saying that any diet that forces you to eliminate or significantly reduce your daily intake of a macronutrient (Fat, Protein, Carbohydrate) will only harm you in the short-term and long-term, and is completely backwards to the goal you want to achieve.
Now the main thing is Adverts... specifically - the ones you see when you log into MSN messenger that appear at the bottom of the main window... all the damn retarded videos of celebrity's, fat kids doing dumb things, and whatever else you can think of. I'm just sick of it all... I don't care what celebrity is fucking what celebrity, who they're banging on the side, what cheese they like, or what they're ill-informed opinion is on the price of go-kart wheels. If I had to choose, I would choose adverts that reflected the latest research in technology, or important political topics - G8 Summit, the Polish President that died recently, the Nuclear Summit that just happened, coverage on the Heart & Stroke Foundations battle to get another fitness credit into Ontario high schools, you know - something with substance that will actually mean something... Is it so hard to ask for something worth watching these days? My generation will see over 1 billion adds before we die, and less than a hundredth of a thousandth of a percent are actually worth staring at. But instead I get the latest garbage from Hollywood... time and time again... I saw an advert that claimed Lady Gaga has received over 1 billion views on Youtube, and is now called the Queen of Youtube. WHO THE FUCK CARES?! Her songs have absolutely no lyrical content what-so-ever, represent the most boring-over-used-bass-heartbeat-sound crap that you can hear in any club, which makes me want to tear my ears off using Incredible Hulk hands. Her fame is certainly not from her musical content, and all it is is shock value.. KISS did it years ago with wearing masks and painting their faces, punks did it in the 70s and early 80s with torn clothes, studded jackets, mohawks, and home-made t-shirts with vulgarity against stuff that pissed them off, all she's done is taken SHOCK to a new level with messed up costumes.. its not original, it's downright pathetic. And I've found out that her 'look' was actually stolen from an Irish woman that had been around YEARS before her, so any dose of 'oringinality' that so many brainwashed people think she had is gone... All you have is another pop slut making money off of the same crap that's been projected through the radiowaves for decades already, only by some means getting progressively worse.. I mean I'm not a pop fan, but look at the King of Pop - Michael Jackson... I'm not sure about his discography, but at least I can find meaning in some songs that he sung about... for example Beat It - it was about standing up for yourself, and not giving up.. now take that and pair it against Poker Face, which as quoted by the tramp herself during an interview with Rolling Stone explains the line 'Bluffin with my muffin'... "Obviously, it's my pussy's poker face! I took that line from another song I wrote but never released, called 'Blueberry Kisses.'" Wow... what something to sing about and get the message out... you're god damn vagina.. nobody cares.. honestly they don't... but unfortunately not even 0.0000001% of people that listen to that garbage will actually read the lyrics. Another hit of hers talks about sex and confusion of her own sexuality... you have the god damn world as a stage, and all you choose to share with the world is the fact you're not sure about if you're attracted to men, women, or both? This coming from a singer who does not wear pants... Spears doesn't wear underwear, Gaga doesn't wear pants... what's left? The next pop singer will just perform naked for her fans and give us some bullshit about 'being unrestricted by the heavy weight of clothes' Writing songs about how bad clothes are, and how everyone under the age of 18 that is stereotypically attractive should rip them all off, burn them, and beat the living piss out of anyone that's wearing clothes to win the battle for all people wearing clothes that dont want to.
Another celebrity that really pisses me off is that Kim Kardashian... basically we have a very rich girl, that became a playboy centerfold and made a sex tape with a football player, and got famous from it. Also, wears skirts too tight she can't even bend over... how the fuck is this world going to survive when that is one of the leading role-models... I think her name should be the new definition of IDIOT... when you read it: A Kim Kardashian is when you are so pathetic you buy clothes that you can't even move in... to the point that you can't even bend over to pick up something you dropped. Check the newest edition of Websters Dictionary.
It seems to me, if you do follow celebrity's at ALL, you have nothing more than 'Live in the fast lane' pop stars, faggot boy bands/singers, and people like Nicholas Cage.. while a great actor, has no concept of money management, and claims that he needs 30 million a year to cover his expenses... well when you throw parties for 1000's of people constantly, and own a dozen homes that are all large enough to hold the residents of a small japanese village, and you have more toys then jesus, your wallet may feel a bit thin.
I wish people would just wake up from all the bullshit in life, and see things for what they are. I'm tired of seeing young girls worry about weight, because some damn actress lost 50 lbs for their role, and you can do it too to get ahead! The same goes for actors that start pumping steroids for movie roles, and its so freakin obvious that in 6 months you can not go from looking like Screech on Saved By The Bell, to Bruce Lee. It just doesn't happen.. no Israeli Trainer, special ops marine nonsense is going to convince me otherwise. Stop talking about natural herbs and vitamins, and training 18 hours a day blah blah blah. Just show us the chemical soup of pills and needles that you used.. we all know its true anyways. I mean, sure if you have to put on 10 lbs, workout for 6 months, and do it healthily.. hell you're getting paid TONS of money, may as well earn some of it. The whole world is becoming fatter from lack of exercise and yet nobody seems to clue in that the reason people won't get off their ass is because they have 9206726 celebrity's looking razor thin, or steroid-induced baboons sending the wrong messages (*cough* sports, UFC *cough*). I'm glad I'm going into the Fitness Industry to combat some of this disease that's taken society by storm... I mean, I've never had weight issues, except putting on weight, but that's another story.. I can understand how someone that has some excess weight to lose doesn't want to workout because they want to go from being 20 lbs overweight to 30 lbs underweight.. not 20 lbs overweight to HEALTHY. Even people that are perfectly healthy feel the need to lose weight, and drop sizes, because some moron in hollywood posted it in their blog. I'm willing to bet if that Megan Fox chick from Transformers said that the way to getting her toned body and success was to eat glass and drink lighter fluid, people would do it. Personally I don't know if she actually did workout, or if she just used a crash diet, but she has so much popularity now that nobody would turn a cheek at what she says. Maybe one day I'll become famous, kick the shit out of all the steroid-induced losers out there, force feed the socialites until they are back to a healthy weight and healthy body image, and instate a rule that if you sing a song, you must first have the LYRICS posted worldwide for 6 months before the music comes out. Also, I would ban the use of 'air-brushing' and 'photo-shopping' for all images in magazines and billboards. I've seen how easy it is to take someone that is overweight and give them rock hard looking abs and defined chest muscles etc... it's easier than doing a cartwheel, and takes less time to learn. It doesn't help that there's 1000 diets and supplements out there that all promise fast results, but are actually starving the body of a macronutrient, and causing organ failure down the road. Most of the diets you have to stick on, or you gain the weight back.. nobody has clued in that if they adjust their lifestyle, and their eating habits they don't need to cut out macronutrients and eat a handful of pills, or shitty tasting processed food with a diet logo branded in it? I'm almost certain that the top executives in the fast food industry and the top executives in the weight-loss industry get together every week and discuss how to further screw the world over.. I'll go on the record saying that any diet that forces you to eliminate or significantly reduce your daily intake of a macronutrient (Fat, Protein, Carbohydrate) will only harm you in the short-term and long-term, and is completely backwards to the goal you want to achieve.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
World of Warcraft - Over 6 Months without playing & Proud of it.
Ya, so end of March was the 6 month mark, and I'm glad to say that I don't feel any inclination what-so-ever to go back to the game. I'm writing this because I know that I have friends that are addicted, whether or not they want to admit it, and truth be told 40% of WoW players are addicted, with a subscription level of over 10 million, that works out to at least 4 Million people, so don't feel like you're the only one. Don't tell me 'its fun', that's the same response you get from heroin addicts, alcoholics claim to love their booze, and don't tell me Tiger Woods is saying all the sex he had he didnt enjoy. Of course it's fun, that's why you're playing.. it all the game did was send signals to your brain to burn your genitals every 5 minutes, it wouldn't be fun, and chances are you wouldn't be playing for very long.
Anyways, I spent 1000's of hours on that game within a 2.5 year period, so trust me - I did play as much as the rest of them - most likely more at some point - some weeks playing 85+ hours. Thankfully for me I did not have a relationship or job that I was neglecting.
To those of you that are still playing, remember - it's a game, and nobody outside of that gaming community cares what-so-ever about the accomplishments... Achievements don't pay bills, running countless brainless dungeons/raids doesn't earn you anything, and chances are your significant other (if applicable) would much rather prefer a night out, or any time alone vs. hearing you talk to people on Ventrillo/Teamspeak.
It's over 6 months now, and I'm back on the road to college, exercising like a fiend, and have my nutrition finally in order. I didn't do this by myself, I had help, but I made the decision to quit and be done with WoW on my own.
In any OTHER situation besides online gaming, spending countless hours with that many people under the age of 14 would consitute as very weird, if not creepy/illegal unless you're in the teaching profession. So in that respect, you don't need to waste time on the game. Also, unlike real life where if you leave someone important to you they will feel it, most of the time your characters/avatars are fulfilling a specific roll, only for that game. That being siad, should you leave, you will get replaced very fast... and even if you are the best at what you do (heal, tank, dps), it means that you can click a mouse and press a keyboard more effectively than a bunch of other people. You're not actually wielding a weapon, like a sword to a swordsmen, (In fact I would like to see most WoW players try and wield a 5ft Claymore, that would be awesome), or taking hits like a boxer, or healing people like a doctor... it's just mouse clicks that are scripted to change numbers inside tables inside a database that determine whether or not your avatar lives or dies, and the computer generated enemy falls down. Also, the whole construct of an MMORPG is a very simple psychological experiment that makes several companies millionaires. In basic terms, it's a reward system, rewarding the client with different things for good behaviour, and removing things for bad behaviour - similiar to disciplining a child. For example, you kill several hundred enemies - you're rewarded.. if you get through half and they kill you - you die. For killing the enemies, you get wealth, considering greed has been around since the beginning of human existence, this was probably a good thing to include in a game played by humans, who live in societys where wealth is required to survive. So the game continues, starting off very easy so that rewards are quick and fast, and building a dependancy that causes the player to engage in more game time because psychologically they have accomplished something and enjoy the feeling. So you go on and on, the rewards become less and less pronounced(experience required for next level increases, difficulty of quests increases etc). So eventually you have to spend much more time to get a reward. Once you hit the max level, the dynamic is still the same, but presented differently - the reward is when you go through a dungeon, but this time, it's set on a timer so only once a day can you try it - adds an element of risk, meaning you have to try that much harder. However, the reward is still there when you complete it, and completing several dungeons/quests brings us to raids, which are more spread out, and again - harder and harder requiring more time. The so called 'expansions' are nothing more than a package of rewards requiring more time to achieve, combined with a few new features for advertising sake that really don't change the overall aspect of the game - they're just the shiny things on the box that attract people about the same amount as red cereal boxes. When all is said and done, the only thing that WoW has done, is robbed you of years of your life, and compromised your health to the point that withdrawing from the game seems nearly impossible because you have nothing to show for outside of it. I will admit I did relapse a couple times, I'm not saying quitting is easy. To non-gamers they don't understand the addiction, because the medical industry has not written a book on how to handle computer-game addiction. There have not been long drawn out studies of long term effects, and the advertising money is already used for things like cancer and alcohol treatment, so help is hard to find.
If there are any friends of mine out there that need help to combat their addiction, I will be more than happy to assist them. I don't have any medical qualifications, or certificates, I was just a gamer that got sucked into WoW, and broke his way out.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Snow?
Hey,
It's snowing, feels like -4 with the wind, and is not the right weather for jogging. Good news, is this week I broke my jogging record for distance - 15.2km. Took 95 minutes, so 6:15 /km. A tad on the slow side, but speed was not the goal. I do wind sprints for that, which I have to get back to if this damn rain would ever let up. I got back using my machine, doing that workout the other day, partially anyways. Felt alright I guess, I haven't lost much strength from being sick in March. The only other thing to overcome is the 2 hour cardio workout which I haven't done in forever. I'm thinking I might do it today because the weather is crap, and my legs are finally rested and better from the extreme jogging earlier this week. Nutrition wise it's been pretty awesome, I haven't messed up in a long time, and even since starting in January, I've only had one major screw-up - that was pizza and coke one night in February. The diet is pretty basic, and there's not much variety, but it forces me to be creative with things, such as the havarti & roase beef and onions on whole wheat (homemade bread, not store bought). One thing I have to get back into is core workout, my core is very far from where it should be.. I really want the definition back again, I look at my stomach and think that I have let myself go.. I decided to purchase a pair of skates for this upcoming winter while I'm in Peterborough, not because I can play hockey, but doing laps or sprints on the ice is still good cardio, and a change from the regular routine. I haven't purchased them yet, but it's a goal before next winter - off season always spells bargain. Some may ask what happened to my skates from before, but having not been on a pair of skates in 9 years, my feet have grown.
Yesterday in Huntsville I was at a huge bike shop downtown, and found these interesting power bar/energy boost snacks. However, unlike most packaged garbage, this is all natural ingredients, no refined sugar, no sugar spikes from taking it, and is very economical. I'm thinking of experimenting with this stuff to see if I can improve my distance jogging in about a month once I get 15.2km down to a regular jog. The next leap I think should be around 4-5km, bringing distance to 20km, it's a nice round number, and I think I found a route in Bracebridge that will accomodate it.
Easter was interesting, hung out with some friends, figured out a friend proposed to his gf last month which was kinda neat, and learned a new card game that I can't remember the name to (not a drinking one, just a normal one). Also, busted out the baseball glove the last week (prior to the rain), and that felt good. Still have a great spin while throwing the football too! All in all it's been a good last couple weeks exercise wise, the last couple days I haven't done much, but that will change now. It's been snowing constantly today, hopefully it will be done soon, and we can return to that nice warm spell we had..
It's snowing, feels like -4 with the wind, and is not the right weather for jogging. Good news, is this week I broke my jogging record for distance - 15.2km. Took 95 minutes, so 6:15 /km. A tad on the slow side, but speed was not the goal. I do wind sprints for that, which I have to get back to if this damn rain would ever let up. I got back using my machine, doing that workout the other day, partially anyways. Felt alright I guess, I haven't lost much strength from being sick in March. The only other thing to overcome is the 2 hour cardio workout which I haven't done in forever. I'm thinking I might do it today because the weather is crap, and my legs are finally rested and better from the extreme jogging earlier this week. Nutrition wise it's been pretty awesome, I haven't messed up in a long time, and even since starting in January, I've only had one major screw-up - that was pizza and coke one night in February. The diet is pretty basic, and there's not much variety, but it forces me to be creative with things, such as the havarti & roase beef and onions on whole wheat (homemade bread, not store bought). One thing I have to get back into is core workout, my core is very far from where it should be.. I really want the definition back again, I look at my stomach and think that I have let myself go.. I decided to purchase a pair of skates for this upcoming winter while I'm in Peterborough, not because I can play hockey, but doing laps or sprints on the ice is still good cardio, and a change from the regular routine. I haven't purchased them yet, but it's a goal before next winter - off season always spells bargain. Some may ask what happened to my skates from before, but having not been on a pair of skates in 9 years, my feet have grown.
Yesterday in Huntsville I was at a huge bike shop downtown, and found these interesting power bar/energy boost snacks. However, unlike most packaged garbage, this is all natural ingredients, no refined sugar, no sugar spikes from taking it, and is very economical. I'm thinking of experimenting with this stuff to see if I can improve my distance jogging in about a month once I get 15.2km down to a regular jog. The next leap I think should be around 4-5km, bringing distance to 20km, it's a nice round number, and I think I found a route in Bracebridge that will accomodate it.
Easter was interesting, hung out with some friends, figured out a friend proposed to his gf last month which was kinda neat, and learned a new card game that I can't remember the name to (not a drinking one, just a normal one). Also, busted out the baseball glove the last week (prior to the rain), and that felt good. Still have a great spin while throwing the football too! All in all it's been a good last couple weeks exercise wise, the last couple days I haven't done much, but that will change now. It's been snowing constantly today, hopefully it will be done soon, and we can return to that nice warm spell we had..
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Jogging
Jogged 15.2km today, 95 minutes. Twice the distance of what I usually do. Very excited, and tired. Going to bed.
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