Whew!

Soooo, I had dinner with my extended family for Christmas. It was a real eye opener for me. For one, it really hit me for the first time how much my family struggles with weight. My dad and stepmom have been overweight for as long as I can remember. And now, my little brother (6) and sister (9) are very overweight as well, and they are so young. My older sister and my cousin also both have weight issues. It seems that these issues that plague my family have become... expected or normal. My family loves to "crack" on each other, joking about who's bigger than who, etc, etc, but, no one seems to be doing anything about it. It was a very disturbing day for me. It made me realize that I can't wait. I can't keep putting it off. I have to do something NOW, for my sake, my family, and especially my little brother and sister. That said, let's move on to........

ACTIVE LIFE: Outdoor Challenge!!!!!

Oh. My. Goodness.!!!! I'm STILL out of breath from playing this game. I think I had fun, but I was so tired and worn out from playing, that I collapsed into a sweaty heap on the floor, begging for someone to bring me water and an oxygen mask STAT!!

Seriously though, it's a lot of fun, and you get so involved in the games that you want to keep playing. You want to beat your high score, you want to beat your time. I think it's a great way for those who are (like me) just looking for a way to get motivated to get up off the couch and do SOMETHING. I will say that those who are in better shape than me may not "feel the burn" as much as I did, but, it's still a great way to sneak some extra movement into your day. For those who are *ahem* horizontally challenged, and want to add something fun to their routine, I definitely recommend it. It does include a lot of games that involve running and jumping (albeit, mostly in pretty short bursts), so be warned.... your legs will suffer... I mean.... THANK you. :)

My next personal challenge, as far as exercise goes, is to walk around my neighborhood. Walking around my entire complex is probably about a mile or so, and I would like to be able to do two circuits. We'll see how that goes. I keep saying I'm going to "get up early" and do it in the morning before work. Yeeeeeaaah.... see the problem with that is... I like sleep. I mean really like sleep. Getting up early for me means, being able to make it out of the door for work before 7:15am. In order to be able to walk before work, I would have to wake up at 5am!!! Do you know how early that is??!!?! Seriously, at 5am, I'm still snoring.... hard. So, the thought of that is NOT appealing.... at all. However, it wouldn't be a challenge if there wasn't some degree of difficulty, right? If it wasn't something that was hard or uncomfortable for me to do, then it would just be a routine, and not a challenge. So, I will challenge myself to do this. I hope to be able to say on my next entry that I was able to do it.