January 4th, 2016

Hello all,

I got my FitBit Charge in the mail the other day and I have been wearing it constantly. I am well over my minimum 10,000 steps/day for the most part. My sleep is not awesome but I am working on that.

Which brings me to a late Christmas present Amy got me that showed up in the mail today. It is the Phillips Wake-Up Light (HF3500). I read over the included booklet and it seems pretty neat. I will start using it tonight and give a report on my next post as to how well it works. It is supposed to wake you up with simulated sunlight so that you aren't super cranky all day...not that I feel that I am super cranky all day. But, hey, it's worth a shot!

Shout out to all my FitBit friends (Amy, Angie, Kathleen, and Nicole) that have taken daily and/or weekend challenges with me. If you haven't friend'ed me on the app, you can find me at itcomagic@gmail.com. I really like getting notifications throughout the day that I am whooping up on somebody.

I haven't started vaping on the regular yet. Big step, yo. I need to be in the right frame of mind. I am working on figuring out how to get into that frame of mind. Soon....soon.

Also, something else that crept back into my head is Alton Brown's Food Plan. It's simple and makes sense. Amy and I will soon be on the Whole 30 though it won't exactly be the strict and staunch version of the program. It will be our version of it. It basically coincides with Alton Brown's Plan (except the whole grains, dessert, and alcohol part, of course).

A really cool cookbook that Amy got for Christmas is 'Sheet Pan Suppers' by Molly Gilbert. We had the chicken and broccolini the other night and it was super good.

Bi-weekly check-in on my "No Fast Food" plan...NOPE! No drive-thru in sight! *YAY!*

Over the weekend we picked up a few random geocaches. And, Sunday, we had lunch with my boss and his girlfriend at El Idolo in Bartlett. This was our second time there. It's super good. If you leave hungry it's your own damn fault. The prices are beyond fair and and the service is top notch. This place will be around for a long time to come and I look forward to frequenting it often.

I think that's all for now. I want to keep these posts at bite-size pieces so that folks will actually read them. Before I go, though, if you like what you read here, please Like, Subscribe, and Share. I want your input on anything and everything I post. Tell your friends!!!

- Doug