I gained a few pounds when I moved from Austin to the valley and was getting a little soft in the middle. I stopped playing tennis and stopped cycling because I haven't met anyone out here who enjoys such things. But I recently took up running, as I already walk my dog every day and she doesn't mind going a little faster for a mile or two. And I've gone somewhat paleo in my eating habits: mostly raw vegetables and fruits, almost no processed grains and simple carbohydrates like breads and pastas, and lots of protein (I'm a vegetarian, so I've been eating more eggs and beans and nuts). I also got a Wii Fit, which didn't seem to have much impact on my weight, but I am getting more exercise (and my pushup and situp count has increased under the kind tutelage of Miyamoto). Anyway, my pants are fitting nicely again. I've gotta fix the buttons on a couple of pair, as they suffered under the cruel tyranny of the Fat Joe regime.

I'd read about the hundred pushup challenge on reddit (and the many other "I bet I could X 100 Y" challenges, which are equally inspiring), but I figured since I don't actually like doing pushups I'd content myself with the 20 or so that I can do now, and do a bit more balanced workouts a few times a week.