Zombie Apocalypse

We had a nice lazy weekend for a change. The previous two weekends involved swim meets, so it was nice to kick back and plan nothing except clean house.

Which leaves us with the title of this blog.

Hubs has been a Walking Dead fan for quite awhile. I am not.

I don't get the whole zombie thing. . . though I must confess that the previews of Warm Bodies seems like a lot of fun. And I really did like Zombieland. *double tap* Maybe it's just the horror zombie movies I have a problem with, throw a little comedy into the mix and I'm there.

Anyway, we bought . . . er, let me clarify this, "SANTA" bought a new Wii U along with a few games. But he bought a special ZombieU game for hubs.

This game is seriously creepy. The creep factor is upped due to the fact it's in London with all the added fog, it's dark,  there're screams in the background, the sounds the zombies make when they spot fresh food--er, YOU, and the blood and gore when you whack them with your cricket bat until you knock their heads off.

At first, I couldn't watch it. The kidlet definitely didn't want to watch it.

It was painful to see hub's character die, again and again.

And then he asked me to find some cheat codes. So I hop on the Internet and found one site that was AWESOME! They aren't cheat codes, per se, but simply walked you through the missions. That was also part of the problem with this game, it was tough to get your bearings.

So I printed off something like 9 sheets of paper that described various parts of the character's assignments. Though it tells you what happens in an area--you still have to live through it. And when you die, you become one of the fallen--but carrying around all the goodies you found in human life, which means you have to go back and kill your previous character to loot it.

Now when hubs plays, I crochet and the kidlet helps him spot various things on the TV screen while he is checking out info on the gaming console. He's better at playing. His character has new toys--machine gun, flares, etc. He's figured out how to take out helmeted zombies, spitter zombies, scuba zombies, and ones that are wired to explode when you whack them.

I'm still not a fan of this game as I'd prefer watching Mario Galaxy or Ray Man as I enjoy the graphics and music more from these games.

Come to think of it, Ray Man Legends should be released soon. I like that thought. Until then, I guess I'll have to deal with the Zombie Apocalypse.

Later, Peeps!

Weighty Wednesday -- What is YOUR Goal?

For the last two weeks, I've missed my Weight Watcher's meetings. The first week was simply because they were closed for Christmas Day, and yesterday, well, they were open for business on New Year's Day, but I managed NOT to be able to attend.

Why?

A couple of reasons, really.

One, I gained a serious amount of weight over the holidays. I'm pushing the top end of my +2 pounds above my goal weight--without the added weight of clothing. And I was almost 4 pounds BELOW my goal when I started the holidays!

Two, I haven't had a chance to exercise. Bronchitis, you know.

And to tell you the truth, it wasn't the horrible eating habits that I reverted to so much as the lack of exercise that packed on the pounds. Again, this is one of my constant observations about my weight gains over the years--when I'm active, my weight is held in check. When I'm NOT ACTIVE, the weight coats my body like an extra layer of fat on a Harp Seal. Yes, I'm that pale during winter.

As I feel like a role model in that group, I want to get a handle on this weight gain--well, actually, I want to put it in a choke hold and beat it into submission--before I face the reality of my meeting next Tuesday.

Weight gains happen. It's a part of the ups and downs of life, which is why we need to have a plan of how to deal with the inevitable.

I hadn't planned to gain weight, but then again, I hadn't planned to be coughing up lung puppies for over two weeks either!

Today is January 2. It's the perfect time to come up with a weight goal. Do you plan to lose weight or stay the same? Or for the one or two of my non-overweight blessed friends, do you plan to gain weight?

Whatever your goal, how do you plan to accomplish it?

I like to be on the leaner side of my goal weight, so I plan to go into weight-loss mode until I get to my natural size again, which means, I need to lose about 5 pounds. Then it's back to maintaining, which still has it's ups and downs. Walking figures heavily in this equation!

Here are the top two goals on my goals list for the year:  

• ·        Continue healthy lifestyle by portion control, more fruit and veg, and walking
• ·         Live in the moment--technology can wait, but family and friends can’t

My other goals are writing-related, so I won't bore you with them. Unless you want to see them, then I'll post them tomorrow.

As I once again discovered, exercise MUST be a part of my daily regimen. And no, I don't go to the gym if I can help it. I simply walk about 4 miles outside. But on those yucky winter days, I have a new toy to play with--actually, it's my daughter's toy but she'll be at school and won't know I'm using it--Just Dance 4 for the WiiU. I can try to match the moves and keep my body going for a great workout without even leaving the house. I can mess up, look like a goober, or whatever, I don't care because I'll be getting my moves on.

So, what about you?

Have you figured out your health related goals yet?