New Year’s Resolution One: Exercise

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything in this catch-all category because what I wanted to cover doesn’t fit in Headlines entirely (since that’s news about what I’m up to) nor does it completely fit in Gaming despite the use of my PS2 for it. 
 
Huh? 
 
Well, the treadmill isn’t working correctly so Somara is trying to find out why because it launched her into the seller’s driveway at the garage sale she bought it from. However, when I put any of my weight on it, the belt/engine drop to nothing. Don’t snicker because I only weigh 233 (105.7 kg). As long as I weigh less than Homer Simpson (239 or 108.4 kg), I will always be ahead of the game. I love running too. 
 
So what’s a fat slob like myself to do you ask? As the dilemma of the category, I have taken up DDR again. DDR? Dance Dance Revolution. We bought it last year for our PS2 along with a dancepad. The stuff was all on sale and we’d read on the Internet about people who’ve lost weight with it. My oldest niece Madison got this for Christmas too. Somara says she’s really excited to kick my ass at it since she found out her goofy Uncle Steve plays it too. Despite all the sweating I did, I still have the moves! I didn’t have to scale it back to beginner, I was able to pick up where I left off on Light. I need to keep it on the hardest competition it can do. The title of that game escapes me but it will keep playing the songs you’ve chosen in order (sadly, they only last for 90-second intervals). You get to make only four mistakes per song or the game ends. There is another mode that’s more forgiving yet it doesn’t keep track of the calories or equivalent of miles run, what a pisser. 
 
With the current schedule of having to be at work by 8 am is a mixed bag. Leaving early is great too. However, the traffic is thicker for the 8 am start unlike the 9 am start so I need to leave the house at 7:15 am as opposed to 8:25 am, so exercising gets compromised. Well, if I can get the continuous mode the way I want it, break out a decent sweat and dance the equivalent of two miles, I may get under 230 this year! 
 
Glenn, Jose and Nelson. The next time we’re in Vegas, I will take on the challenge of playing that game in public too.