Happy New Year!

Wow! It's been 2 and a half months since I last posted. That's pretty bad. I'll try to do better this year. Not necessarily as a part of new year's, but good timing nonetheless, Bigguns and I are starting our own biggest loser competition. We both realized in December that we needed to lose about 25-30 pounds each in order to be healthier and more fit. Bigguns is doing his strict south beach diet. I'm doing a modified south beach diet. (that means if i want to eat something that isn't too unhealthy, but just isn't allowed on that diet, that I'm going to eat it). I have found that the south beach diet works, but once you go off it, you put the weight back on. Plus, the whole time i'm on it, i dream about what I can't eat. No thank you! I"m going to do it my tried and true way of eating healthy, balanced meals with controlled portions and plenty of exercise. Our weigh-ins are going to be on Wednesday mornings. The person who loses the highest percentage of their weight by May wins. I'm quite confident I'll win. I'm very determined. :)
We got a Nintendo Wii for Christmas. (actually I got it for bigguns, but I use it quite a bit) That makes for a nice supplement to our workouts. It's really fun, though at the moment, I have bowling shoulder, so I guess I need to take it easy. I really work up a sweat when I box. I was undefeated until this afternoon. I just couldn't locate any anger to workout this afternoon when I was playing. Normally I shock myself at my ferociousness. I wouldn't want to meet myself in a boxing ring!
In other news, we're taking up cross-country skiing. We picked up skiis while we were in maine. We're planning on trying them out this weekend since we've had more snow this week. I always feel claustrophobic in the winter because I can't get outside and enjoy the fresh air. I finally reached my limit and decided that we either need to move to a warmer climate or we need to suck it up and find something enjoyable to do outside. Here's to skiiing!