Will I keep losing weight?  I don’t really know.  I think I will, though.  I’m not going to risk aggravating my back just because I want to drop a few clothes sizes.  Besides, I’m an advocate of diet being the single most important factor when it comes to body recomposition.  Time to put my weight loss where my mouth is.

I guess that’s why everybody’s in this rat race, anyway.  That’s why banks are booming, loan sharks are lavishing, and debt relief solutions are so popular.  Money makes the world go round.  It’s not necessarily a bad thing.  There’s a lot of cheese for everybody.  You just have to figure out how to get some.

Maybe we can get rid of the maids and use the money to hire a nutritionist chef instead.  Now there’s an idea worth looking into.  Then again, our house helpers have been with us since before I was born.  It would be cruel to let them go now.  They’re not exactly family, but they’re part of what makes this home.

I’m thinking about getting a new iPhone, but I’m also looking htc desire reviews.  People have lots of good things to say about that unit, so it might be worth checking out.  Ah well.  I think my current phone can still last until 2013.  I’ll decide then.

Speaking of which, Monday is Chinese New Year.  I don’t really celebrate the holiday, but I will put some cheap silver dollars on my window sill for good luck and fortune this coming year.  I don’t know if that stuff really works, but hey, it’s one of those superstitions where you can’t go wrong.  If it works, more money for you.  If it doesn’t, you still get your silver dollars back.

I need a massage and a memory foam mattress.  Whatever can give me an edge.  I’ve got the basketball skill.  I’ve just got to get back the body.

I think the most important thing when it comes to changing your body is the nutrition component, but training REALLY helps out.  Personally, I subscribe to the philosophy that you need to train heavy and hard three times a week.

Now most people would argue that training heavy is inviting injury, but when done correctly, training heavy will PROTECT you from injury.  Squatting, deadlifting, and bench pressing builds strength, size, and flexibility!  Also, your lower back and “core” get really worked.  Strong core = healthy back = better physical performance on every aspect.

Basically, I lift Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays.  I spend less than 30 minutes in the gym, and I come away exhausted and shot.  Is it working?  I’ve lost 12lbs over the last month, so I must be doing something right.

I used to do a lot of fancy stuff, like using kettle bells to improve core strength, medicine ball workouts and even practicing my slick trick on the yoyo to improve manual dexterity.  Right now, I’m just going to get stronger and faster.  That’s it.  I have the skill.  I just need the body to back it up.

And don’t talk to me about cardio work.  I’m still warming up.

In other news, seriously thinking about getting an iPhone 4s.  I know I said I’d wait for the 5, but my phone is about to die on me.

Because it hasn’t been a terrible year and because I’ve grown personally and professionally (if you can call it that,) I’m going to be increasing my Christmas shopping budget.  I’m sure I’ll feel a little twinge of pain, but hey, it happens once a year.  Already know what to get the GF – expensive, but I’d rather pay than wrack my brains trying to come up with something.  Got my dad covered, it’s my mom and siblings I have to worry about.

I really suck at giving gifts.  So not me.