Down with Comcast!

I've been a little MIA because I disconnected my home internet service on Friday. I've had nothing but problems with Comcast and I've finally had enough! Why continue giving my money to a company who gives me nothing in return?! My internet constantly goes off-line and either they cannot figure out the problem or they send out technicians that never show up. I'm over it. I'm thinking of just paying more to have a wireless card and have access anywhere. I'm still researching though!

I have my bootcamp "pre-assessment" today. That should be absolutely horrifying! But, at the same time, it will be good for me to be scared straight :) I'll let you guys know what happens!

In trying to prepare for my office Wellness Challenge, I've been going through my bookshelves and realized I have a ton of health books! Books about diet, books about vegetarianism, books about running (LOTS of those!) and then a million fitness magazines to boot! The one I really found myself looking at is the American Heart Association's No-Fad Diet. The book is written in simple, straight to the point terms. They also give you a few options on how to cut calories and how to get active. One that I really liked was the 75% method. Basically, you just keep eating what you usually would, you just get rid of a quarter of it. That way, you don't feel deprived and you don't have to go through extensive planning or preparations to make the adjustment. I do realize for a chocoholic like me, this may not be the most healthy option, but it definitely sounded like the easiest! For example, if I usually consume 2000 calories a day, cutting out 25% is 500 calories. That is a pound a week!

So, I'm still planning and prepping for this challenge. I want to offer a "seminar" each week that would be about a different avenue of health and each attendee would get points for the week for attending. Other than that, I would just be the coordinator and be on a team myself. Oh yeah, and be the prize finder :)