I still don't know if I am sold that a video game can be a productive workout... but I am coming around.
Nintendo has announced a new Wii Fit Plus. Added features include 15 new balance games which include juggling and skateboarding plus 5 new strength training activities. You can now tell the Wii which areas of the body you want to focus on and also determine the length of your workout to best fit your busy lifestyle.
If you have a Wii Fit... have you found that you are more inclined to work out with it than without it? Have you seen any results??? Like I said... I'm skeptical, but open to opinions.
Even if you don't have the Wii Fit... do you think the game is a good concept for getting in shape?
I really enjoyed this season of American Idol, however... now I am done with the drama and sillyness that is happening.
My favorite Idol this season was Kris Allen. I am glad he won. Adam Lambert was a little over the top for me... plus he wears more makeup than I do. However, I do think Adam is a very talented singer. With that said...
Recently in the news, Clay Aiken decided to make sure we knew he was still alive and that we had not forgotten him. He stated that one of Adam's performances "made his ears bleed". Yes, I agree, Adam hits some high, shrill notes, but for some reason, it seems wrong for Clay Aiken to be saying something like that. (I'm annoyed with Clay)
Clay later apologized, but Adam then one-upped Mr. Claynation himself by being classy and making Clay look like a bitter jerk. Well played Adam Lambert!
The moral of the story: Clay Aiken had his shining moments in the spotlight, but now he is a "has been". Time for him to go away (I think).
Let me know whose side you are on... Adam or Clay... or maybe you are over it.
I have to confess, I did not follow the Biggest Loser: Couples... but I know that many people did. I think I was afraid that I would feel the need to exercise more and eat healthy.... and I'm just not ready for the guilt of that. ANYWAY... the exciting news is that Helen Phillips, a 48-year-old mother of 2 from Sterling Heights, Michigan, lost more than half of her original bodyweight for a total of 140 pounds!!
Here's what she did it:
1) Quit her job to focus on her weight loss 2) Hire 3 personal trainers - work out beginning at 4:30AM (total of 6 hours per day) 3) Block all distractions or "friends" 4) Learn to love fish, veggies, and other health foods 5) Make fitness your life (be a fitness motivational speaker and open a health center)
Yeah! Sounds like fun! ...I think I will stick to being kind of healthy rather than suffer for the rest of my entire life without work, friends, and McDonalds! Who's with me????? :)
American Idol had a special performance yesterday from the always random judge Paula Abdul. She came out on stage, looked great, and danced pretty well (much better than I can dance for sure!).
However, once the singing started... it went downhill from there. Her performance sounded sooooo pre-recorded and it completely looked like she was lip-syncing the entire song.
I am not opposed to lip-syncing, however, on a show like American Idol that features singers performing LIVE, she should not have done that. What do you think of Paula's performance? I think it would have fit better if she was on tour... just not Idol.
I'm not usually one to sign up for many contests, but I happen to be a cell-phone addict. (If that's not a actual disease, it should be.) On Yahoo! today I stumbled on something about being a product tester for a current Palm cell phone for 6 months and it sounds like they will pay for the phone's data plan for that long too! YAY The phone may resemble this... but probably will be different. I just found a random Palm picture.
All I did was fill out an 8 question survey about what I do on a day-to-day basis, how I would describe myself, what I use my current phone for, and a few other non-invasive questions. As a disclaimer... it sounds great, but before you take the survey, check out the details on the website yourself. It looks pretty simple... but I cannot guarantee it is safe. I simply saw it online. With that... if you want to try to get a free phone from Treo for 6 months... click on the link below.
If you do fill out the survey, good luck! (even though you will be competing against me - I'm not mad). Let me know if you are selected too! I'm excited about this. :)
Last Saturday, I had one of the weirdest days that I can remember. I planned to leave my house at 2 to meet up with my Mom... but she got sick and my adventure began
Here's just a bit of how my afternoon went: -Drove to the radio station to see if there was any random work I could do. (that is sad, I know) - nothing there -Wanted to drive along the water, but I couldn't decide which city to go to -Sat in my car near the Great Lakes Maritime Center for a few minutes -Proceeded to the "North End" or the city of Fort Gratiot, hoping to find a store or something to catch my eye. Nothing sounded fun or inviting. So I looped back around and drove back south towards the downtown. -Searched for the location of the former military fort, Fort Gratiot - ultimately couldn't find it -Sat in a parking lot right under the Bluewater Bridge and seriously considered going to Sarnia - I have never been there. -Was all set to go to Sarnia, but got nervous because I didn't know if they accepted credit cards for the bridge toll. Plus I was trying to figure out what I would tell customs when they asked me what I was doing. I don't think it is a good idea to say "I just wanted to drive over the bridge to see Sarnia up close." I am pretty sure that would have caused me to get searched at customs. -Drove back toward the North End after being convincing myself to not to go to Sarnia - still not sure where exactly I was heading -Stopped in the parking lot of Jimmy Johns in the modern day city of Fort Gratiot (not the old military fort). -Sat in the parking lot for probably 25 minutes before committing to getting a sub sandwich. -Started to head home... but then got distracted and stopped in my favorite park, Pine Grove, to watch the freighters and skateboarders. -Went for a bitter cold walk along the boardwalk... wandered back to my car -Finally, moved my car to the boardwalk in front of Edison Shores, turned the heat on, and listened to the radio.
Wow... what a day. (You must be really bored to have read this far!) It was the Saturday that could have been so many things... but turned out just being strange. Thanks for listening. I feel better now.
Tonight, for the first time in a long time, I was able to watch a decent chunk of American Idol. Due to my shift (6P to Midnight) it is hard to keep up on prime time TV, but somehow, tonight it worked out.
I saw 3 of the contestants... Allison, Matt, and Adam Lambert. For official review purposes, I will make my decision about who should win the entire contest, exclusively based on the 3 I saw.
First... Adam: I think he is a talented guy and he got a standing ovation from Simon. But personally, I would not select him as my American Idol... his style is unique, but almost too unique. So he is the first one I will eliminate.
Between Allison Iraheta and Matt Giraud, now that's tough. Both of them performed incredibly tonight and got pretty decent reviews from the judges. I love Allison because she is so talented and only 16 years old!! I know when I was 16 I was not doing anything remarkable like she is.
Matt absolutely NAILED his Stevie Wonder song tonight. Wow. The added bonus: he is from Michigan... kind of like our hometown hero.Based only on tonight's performance, I would pick Matt... but I am known to change my mind quite often.
What did you think of the performances? Who should be eliminated on Wednesday?
