I did Pilates for the first time last night. Oh, baby. More of that, please. Mother-dear got me an introductory DVD of Pilates that I cracked open last night. Better than Callenetics–I got a full workout in twenty minutes, whereas the amount of time in Callenetics for an equivalent workout would have been about 30 or 40 minutes, I think. Plus, I like the fact that it’s controlled movement; it’s very flowing. Callenetics is more static, although there are, of course, the little movements of the reps. Callenetics makes me feel the need to tense to hold the poses; Pilates is easier (at this level), which will give me a…

It’s been a couple of months since I tracked food intake in a systematic way; it’s also been a couple of months since my figure was where I wanted it to be. So yesterday I resumed tracking, and quite frankly, I’m surprised I’m not even bigger than I am right now. By lunch yesterday I had consumed almost 1800 calories, most of which were from lunch (it was the salad dressing that got me, so that wasn’t in volume). I’ve stopped planning meals and I’ve stopped being conscious of what I’m eating. No more. I’m heading back down to a 1600 calorie max per day, and all of it will…

Here’s for a completely insignificant post: I just rode home well past dark on the Unnamed Bike on Wabash. And I didn’t die.

I’ve been taking the stuff for almost two weeks now, and the effects are interesting enough to write about. The two effects I primarily notice are (in no particular order) water retentention and sex drive change. Oh, yeah. This may fall under TMI for some folks.