Battle of the Interweb Exercises

I'm a fat kid. It's a plain and simple fact. I don't have a problem with it, other than the normal ones: guys don't like fat chick even if they themselves are chunky, finding fat clothes period is difficult anyway but finding them when you're 5'2" is almost impossible, having skinny friends who can eat anything sucks. I've been keeping a sort of food diary off and on on livestrong.com since last summer. It's a decent help since it's great to see the caloric intake of what I've eaten, but it's also a pain to see that by the end of the day, I've usually blown my goal or that I can't find what I've eaten or what exercise I've done.

So I just joined shape.com today, which I thought would be better suited to my needs since it's designed for women and actually provides personalized plans and exercises. Now here's the weird thing: these two different websites disagree on a few but important details, like my BMI (about 9 points higher according to Shape). The other strange thing is that I can't figure out how to log my hula hooping exercises. Now, I've been told by several people (some of whom whose views on fitness I respect, most I do not) that hula hooping isn't real exercise. However, this month's issue of Shape actually printed Marissa Tomei's normal workout that consists *gasp* of nothing but the hula hoop. It's actually a pretty decent workout from what I've done, and I don't think she even uses a weighted hoop. You'd think that since Shape printed this as a legitimate exercise routine, that I would be able to find it and log it. Nope. Unless there's a more scientific way to search "hula hooping," something's amiss.

I also started researching the best running shoes for women since, as my last blog stated, I plan on starting to run a few times a week. Holy crap are they expensive. I mean, I know that I can't afford to buy them right now anyway, but 1) I'm cheap and 2) it's very difficult for me to buy shoes that expensive when I have such oddly-sized feet and prefer to be barefoot since I know that won't make me hurt.

Maybe I just need classes to start again and start making money. I have way too much free time on my hands right now, and I hate it. Mostly I need money so I can keep myself busy/ exercising. I'm broke as a joke right now. Crap.

Goals for Fall Semester

I'm one of those weird people who like to have checklists. A lot of them. I have lists of things I allow myself to eat versus things I have to fight against my desire to nom (obviously, you can tell which list wins out 9 times out of 10), assignments and projects for the week, even restaurants I want to try (I can FINALLY, after 4 and a half years, check Fido off that list).
A couple of my girlfriends and I made a Summer 2010 bucket list, and, well, sadly we've pretty much failed at doing most of the things on the list. So, I've decided I won't let this coming fall have the same fate, especially since most of my usual goals have to do with foods/ restaurants to experience, movies to watch, or books to read. (No. I have no intention to ever read the Harry Potter series or Twilight saga. So give up on it already.)

Goals for Fall Semester 2010

• Do real renderings for my Aladdin project
• Lose 10+ pounds. (1/2 a pound per week. 2 pounds per month. About 4 months in fall semester. I can do it.)
• Find some cute jammies/ nightgowns/ lingerie. Because I want to feel like a girl.
• Get my eyebrows waxed. I've never had them waxed, simply because I hate things in my face and hot wax just makes me nervous.
  
• Figure out some way to eat at either Flemings or Ruth's Chris. (This is when obtaining a semi-wealthy boyfriend would come in handy.)
• Start and finish a sweater.
• Go running at least 3 times a week.
• Find some good sports bras and running shoes so above-mentioned goal can actually be met.
• Go to an audition where I have to sing.
  
• Find a great guy for my roommate. She deserves someone wonderful who will treat her like she deserves.
• Learn how to crochet again.
• Watch every episode of Man vs. Food.
• Read to at least the 3rd book in the Outlander series.
• Have a guy buy me a drink and/ or ask for my number.
• Stand up for myself.

I'm sure I'll add to this later.

P.S. Adam was just 3 ounces away from winning the "Great Steak Challenge" at Steak and Main in Baltimore. I WILL find a way to see him in person one day. Oh. I will.