[quote=scaredyclassic][quote=flu]There’s only two things I’m going to buy for myself… Things to make my car go faster or stop faster, and things to make me get fitter.

I was going to buy new pants because my existing ones are about 2 inches to wide now. But now, I’m just wearing all my pants from my freshman year in college. Lol… I went from about 190lbs to right now about 165 lbs, and a 35-36 waist to 32.

I needed new running shoes because my cheap ones wore out pretty quickly. I’ve been running everyday, and I am happy that run 4 miles now, though my pace really stinks, averaging 8 minutes 40 sec/mile/. I gotta work on that, but hey, it’s better than not being able to run 1 mile at all 3 months ago, and that should be good enough for January’s 5K.

I’m also now working on strength and building more muscle… Amazon also had some free weight plates that were on sale, plus free shipping.

Being on this fit kick is additive. I wish I started years ago, and applied the same intensity to being fit as I normally do to the rest of my work. If I miss a day without running or working out, it just feels weird… I think my new company helped out a lot with this. Most of the people in my office are in their late twenties to early 30ies, and so I didn’t want to be the old fart one that couldn’t keep up. I’m working out twice as much as most of the other younger techie guys and girls (I can’t compete against the folks in marketing/sales who spend considerable amount of their time in the gym, lol). And, fortunately, being asian probably knocks an extra 5-6 years off my actual age. heh heh.

The best part is I didn’t feel guilty at all during Thanksgiving dinner.[/quote]

The fitness journey is a most interesting one.

Right now I am on a modified Smolov cycle with the middle kid only for the bench press. He wants a big bench. I have always hated the bench but I’m having a great time doing solo
Mix it up!!![/quote]

I really like the rowing machine at my company’s gym. Perfect for strengthening my weak legs. I need it once ski season starts. I’ve haven’t been on the slopes in 3+ years too, so not conditioning for it would be a huge problem. Plus it’s the first time I am taking my kid, so most likely I am going to be carrying her around. Maybe I’ll get her started on snowboarding so I can learn too.