I am 185 pounds and according to the doctor and Men’s Health magazine, I have a BMI of 29 which for my height at 5’7 is considered overweight. I can feel it when I walk and breathing is a little more labored. This has got to change….and it will. 30 pounds in seven weeks. Just in time for Christmas and I will have a head start on people who go to the gym and pledge devotion to it only to give up 2 weeks later.
I’ve covered a few web apps and tracking webware previously and never followed through. Why am I mentioning this? I need help and I want you to join with me to knock it out for yourself and for a better physical life. If you are still reading this then you are forced to make a decision: ignore or support? I challenge all of my friends, colleagues and those in my network to get fit. Similar challenges have been made before by Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis. If you are sitting at home reading this, then grab your spouse and get out. At work and reading this in your feed reader? Then make plans to grab a co-worker and walk around the block and talk about it. I am tired of feeling this way and I know you are too. If you are blessed with being fit, why not add your support and advice? Thanks!
In further effort to reduce weight and get fit, I want to reduce my stress levels. The doctor also said high blood pressure is getting higher and then back down to normal. I want to keep it there. I don’t want the stress, anxiety and/or spiral down into depression, do you?
I am considering these steps and will need your support here as well.
Think outside the box- Turn off the television. The current Writers Guild strike is like a beacon of guidance that I will follow for a bit in that in the past, I didn’t watch tv and got seduced. Here’s to weaning myself off of it slowly. Besides, I pay good money for a monthly DVR service so it is time to use it.
Feed Frenzy- this will be VERY difficult for me because I consume a ton of feeds from websites, blogs and podcasts. Several times. Daily. Hourly. As posted. I get more news and information here than anywhere else. No feeds for a week and just like television, my feed reader will record the posts and wait for me to consume at a later time, like next week.
Think outside the Inbox- Like web feeds, almost every time a new email pops up, I stop what I am doing to see what was just delivered for both personal and work email. Arrgh! Make it stop. I can’t close work email client but I can close Gmail. I’ll check my inboxes only three times during the day. Upon arrival, lunch and before leaving work. The same for personal with an additional check at night. If you need to get a hold of me and sent me a message or 3 (respond Mojo! @#$%) please be patient. Or call me: 205.588.6899 of course the voicemail box may be screened too! Hehe…
Micromedia- I’m debating whether or not to include this one. Microblogging includes my digital lifestreams such as Jaiku, Twitter, Pownce, Combo Mojo, Jott and Utterz. If you see mead content, just let it slide. If it is excessive, lemme have it! I need accountability.
The Mojo Network- if the aforementioned Writers Guild can go on strike, then maybe the Mojo can too! Hmm.. except maybe my updates on the week long digital media fast. Photo Mojo will still be cranking out the good stuff with content from Belle, Glynnis and Jeff filling in very capably. What scares the bejeebus out of me is the fact that no one will know I returned. “Oh, you were gone?” =) Additionally, if you love technology, web 2.0, gadgets, do you want to be a guest blogger and share with the world how you do the web? Email me. Techno Mojo has a worldwide readership of over 400 people but it is declining as I neglect it.
The fitness center(s) I go to is Sportplex. I also change it up by going hiking/trail running at various locales around the city’s trails. Who is up for the challenge? Want to join me? What web sites do you see that could help with fit 2.0? Any tips/tricks/suggestions? Add them in the comments please!