Good Evening,
So after a week of shift change and coming down with something, I am back at my workouts. I tried something a little different on my Xbox game tonight. Instead of doing cardio-boxing, they have a work out or "class" that is called Boot Camp. I was expecting something pretty tough when I saw that it had 3 red bars for difficulty but I pressed start anyway. It was fun and it royally kicked my butt. It had me doing squats, double knee & double kick combos, running in place, what I would call hopping double knees (think of grabbing someone's head and delivering a jumping knee to the face). So I enjoyed it naturally. Then it had me do something I had not done in quite some while, push ups. This really put me back at to where I am physically. I need to work hard to get back into shape. I only could do at maximum half of the push ups that the work out was programmed for. This is not a bad thing because I am not taking it negatively. It is motivation! I will overcome, I will succeed, I will kick my butt back into shape. This motivation has got my brain working overtime on how to get things moving even faster. I have been given a bow-flex to work out with all I have to do is go and get it. This will add a great strength work out in between my cardio days on the Xbox. The other thing that I did tonight on the Xbox as a warm-up and cool down was something they label as Zen Energy, if you read the description it is a cross between Yoga and Tai Chi. It was great for getting my breathing started and it also allows you to work on your balance and focus.

New Year New Beginnings

So I am going to keep this short because I am tired and I need a shower. I am back on my quest for a better, healthier me. I don't know if 220lbs is still the goal but I am having fun with my work outs. My kids received an XBox 360 from their grandparents and since then I have purchased Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012. I have done 3 workouts 1 right after Christmas to test it out and then recently I have done 2 in the past week. I am really enjoying it and think that it is a great tool to used to get back in to shape.

Hey Y'all I am going to go now and get showered and go to sleep. I will try to be back soon to give you my updates and stories about my Quest.

bye bye
Travis