Diet Dancing Revolution

Damn, why didn't I think of THAT when I was trying to come up with a blog title? *sigh*
Well, as an update, I've sort of hit a standstill. With school and my personal life, I found it easy to slip back into bad habits and found less and less time at the arcade. I have to admit the 106 degree days haven't been helping either...but, enough excuses. Today I started a really strict diet. I only have about 30 days left until D*C and I still have about 22 more lbs. (and many many inches) to lose before I reach my goal. I definitely don't think I'll achieve that in time for the con (and honestly, it wouldn't be healthy even if I could) but every little bit will help.
The good news is that this week and part of next will be absolutely crazy, but after that, I'll have a bit more free time. Heck, after August 16th I'll be out of school completely and will have almost 2 weeks to exclusively craft and exercise. :-) I'm looking forward to it.

Thus far...

School and my home life has been much more time consuming than I initially thought, and progress has been slow. When I am able to play at the arcade, I can still easily 'A' or 'S' 7's and 8's, but 9's still give me a rough time. So far my weight is holding at around 183 lbs., so I'll be reducing my calories even more. I've been making more conscious choices, but I need to make sure I stay hydrated to thwart any hunger attacks. I'm hanging in there and still hopeful!

License to Dance

After battling with several states to clear up my license issues, today I was finally able to sit down and take the picture that everyone dreads. :-) In celebration, I played some ITG after class and it was fun.

Setbacks and Success

So, this past week has been a bit difficult for me. Between waiting at the DMV for days on end (I wish I was exaggerating) and attending my classes, I haven't made the effort to play dancing games lately. Hopefully once I get my license and am able to drive myself to the arcade, I'll get more game time in. That being said, I have lost almost 5 lbs. so far. Not as much as I'd hoped to lose, but a success nonetheless. :-)

Finally, A Post!

A actual post from Antonio? You bet your life.

You're more then likely wondering why exactly I haven't been posting stuff on here since the beginning of the blog. Well, the problem with running a gaming website and working for a gaming store is sometimes, work seems to overtake any and all personal time that you have. Seeing how last week was the Super Bowl of Gaming, a ton of stuff seemed to get into my way and stopped me from actively being successful into starting my 4 panel workout. Another huge problem is as of recently, the local machine (ITG2) has now started "lagging" out songs to the point of unplayable and the closest machine now to me, is about 45 minutes to an hour away. No bueno, captain. BUT! The ITG machine managed to work with me a bit, and I was able to get a small set in.

First song in, had to warm up with Mouth - Rochelle.

This favorite of mine never really gets difficult. It has a tricky part towards the end, but it's totally manageable. I love to get a 98 eventually on it. Woo!

Up next was the crazy Disconnected Disco - Kid Whatever.

 

I was actually playing pretty well until about 20 seconds into the song, where the main rhythm of the song goes complete haywire. I was starting to remember exactly how to play this game, but my body wasn't really liking me for it. I couldn't stop missing stuff on the offbeat parts but not a bad score for a fat guy. :D

Last but not least, I wanted to try something kinda difficult, so I bumped up from disco to Disconnected Mobius - Inspector K.

 You'll notice that I was doing pretty well until the extreme end of the song. Well, that's where the machine starts to lag. Lag + Minefield = No good.  It was ok. I got a decent set in, and that was better then nothing. 

Overall, I'm kinda happy with this....but not too terribly happy. I feel like I want to get back to my former self and not sucking too terribly much. The weight is a problem and I feel like fixing it if I want to start starring songs. So, my goal is to improve on these scores by at least one percent. Hopefully the machine can get fixed soon enough for me to start going regularly. 

Weekly Reports

The one complaint I have so far about the app I'm using to track my calories and exercise is that I can't customize the weekly reporting to begin on any day other than Monday. Slightly sucks. So my new weigh in/weekly reporting day will be Monday. Good news is that I've appeared to lose almost 3 lbs. so far. Despite my slacking. ;-)

Day 6

Due to circumstances a bit out of my control, I was attached to the computer most of the day trying to find a substitute for my cancelled class. It was quite frustrating...and once I got home from my Monday class I just did not feel like trekking out the arcade. I know! I'm a terrible slacker! That's why I need encouragement and comments people! ;-)

Daily Log
Breakfast		360
Drink, Nutritional, Chocolate, Boost Plus	8 Fluid ounces	360
Lunch		616
Hamburger, McDouble, McDonald's	1 Each	390
French Fries, Small, McDonald's	1 Each	226
Soda, Coke, Diet	32 Fluid ounces	0
Dinner		390
Hamburger, McDouble, McDonald's	1 Each	390
Snacks		302
Chocolate Soft-Serve Frozen Yogurt, TCBY	2 ¾ Servings	302

Nutrients
Fat	68g	36%
Saturated Fat	23g
Cholesterol	154mg
Sodium	2502mg
Carbohydrates	201g	47%
Fiber	15g
Sugars	86g
Protein	72g	17%

Summary
Food Calories	1,669
Exercise Calories	-
Net Calories	1,669
+/- Calories	235
Weight	-

Day 5

Today was a little less lazy. My husband and I ran a few errands and later my friend and I went out to play some DDR/ITG. I played 2 sets on heavy/hard and several easy/medium battle/marathon modes. The goal was more to make my friend have a good time playing than to burn off a ton of calories. Although I had to beg her to play, she reluctantly admitted she had fun...and so did I. Sometimes it's good to get back to the roots of listening to the music and moving the rest of your body while you dance to the beat rather than trying to get a perfect score. Overall, I'd say it was a rather productive day.

Daily Log
Breakfast		360
Drink, Nutritional, Chocolate, Boost Plus	8 Fluid ounces	360
Lunch		286
Sushi, Tempura Roll	2 Each	133
Sushi, Spicy Roll, Salmon	2 Each	121
Sauce, Soy, Sushi, Pkt	2 Ind Packages	32
Soda, Coke, Diet	12 Fluid ounces	0
Dinner		460
Cheese, Colby-jack, Sargento	2 Slices	140
No nutrient data for: Fiber, Sugars
Beef Bologna, Oscar Mayer	2 Slices	180
Bread, White, Soft, Slice, Wondet	2 Slices	140
Soda, Coke, Diet	12 Fluid ounces	0
Exercise		360
Dance Dance Revolution	60 min	360

Nutrients
Fat	50g	41%
Saturated Fat	17g
Cholesterol	118mg
Sodium	2868mg
Carbohydrates	114g	41%
Fiber	2g
Sugars	30g
Protein	48g	18%

Summary
Food Calories	1,106
Exercise Calories	360
Net Calories	746
+/- Calories	-688
Weight	-

Day 4 (A Lot Late)

Okay, so...I'm only "technically" two days behind on this post... >.>

Saturday was another lazy day. Very lazy. Like, I'm-pretty-sure-I-did-not-put-on-pants-all-day lazy. I can't say I'm entirely proud of these days, but they happen. The good news is that I felt bad about it and was inspired to play some ITG on Sunday.

Daily Log
Breakfast		422
Cereal, Honey Bunches Of Oats, Cinnamon Bunches	2 Cups	320
Milk, 1%, w/ Add Vit A & D	1 Cup	102
Lunch		660
Buns, Hot Dog, Classic White, Wonder	2 Each	220
Sausage, Cheddar Wurst, Smkd, Hillshire Farm	2 Each	440
Soda, Coke, Diet	12 Fluid ounces	0
Dinner		460
Cheese, Colby-jack, Sargento	2 Slices	140
No nutrient data for: Fiber, Sugars
Beef Bologna, Oscar Mayer	2 Slices	180
Bread, White, Soft, Slice, Wondet	2 Slices	140
Snacks		80
Edy's Fruit Bars	1 Serving	80

Nutrients
Fat	81g	44%
Saturated Fat	33g
Cholesterol	182mg
Sodium	3227mg
Carbohydrates	178g	43%
Fiber	9g
Sugars	63g
Protein	58g	14%

Summary
Food Calories	1,622
Exercise Calories	-
Net Calories	1,622
+/- Calories	189
Weight	-

Day 3 (A Little Late)

So, yesterday was my lazy day. I intended to work out via Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred DVD instead of heading to the arcade on a Friday night but, what can I say? I just didn't have it in me. Today, I doubt I'll head to the arcade either...honestly, Friday and Saturday are my absolute least favorite days to go out. I'd just rather not fight traffic and the hoards of pre-teens and young adults eager to show off their stupidity. Somehow, that makes me feel old. Like "Get off my lawn you noisy whipper snappers!" old. But anyway, here are my stats from yesterday.

Daily Log
Breakfast		422
Cereal, Honey Bunches Of Oats, Cinnamon Bunches	2 Cups	320
Milk, 1%, w/ Add Vit A & D	1 Cup	102
Lunch		360
Drink, Nutritional, Chocolate, Boost Plus	8 Fluid ounces	360
Dinner		720
Chicken, Chipotle	1 Each	190
Guacamole, Chipotle	1 Each	150
Lettuce, Romaine, Salad, Chipotle	1 Each	10
Cheese, Chipotle	1 Each	100
Rice, Cilantro-Lime, Chipotle	1 Each	130
Salsa, Tomato, Chipotle	1 Each	20
Sour Cream, Chipotle	1 Each	120
Soda, Coke, Diet	12 Fluid ounces	0
Snacks		302
Chocolate Soft-Serve Frozen Yogurt, TCBY	2 ¾ Servings	302

Nutrients
Fat	65g	32%
Saturated Fat	22g
Cholesterol	221mg
Sodium	2360mg
Carbohydrates	227g	49%
Fiber	21g
Sugars	108g
Protein	87g	19%

Summary
Food Calories	1,805
Exercise Calories	-
Net Calories	1,805
+/- Calories	371
Weight	-