Quick update on "24"

So I'm on episode 6 I think of "24" which means I have stayed with my plan thus far.  My exercise bike does not sound like a garbage truck trying to pick up a dumpster and offers a good workout.  I have to admit that "24" started out kind of slow.  I had to remind myself that it started while I was on my mission over 8 years ago.  Anyway, I can say it was a good idea to link watching an addictive TV show to exercise.

New exercise plan with trainer, Jack Bauer!

So I haven't posted on here in quite a while but I think I have found new motivation and an idea for exercising every day.  I recently purchased a Gold's Gym Power Spin 290 exercise bike.  My plan and creation is called the "24 Exercise Plan."

"If you want to know if the senator lives, it will cost you
another 30 minutes on the bike!"

I've never even seen a single episode of the show excluding the episode I watched last night.  I've hear good things about it and have also heard that it is addicting which I think might be a good thing to link to exercise.

The plan is as follows: at least 5 days a week (hopefully 6 times) I will exercise for at least 30 minutes (hopefully the full 42 minutes) while I watch an episode of 24.  I can only watch up to 2 episodes a day but for each episode I watch I have to exercise at least 30 minutes.  There are 8 seasons of 24 and 192 episodes not including the two-hour movie "24:Redemption" which fits in between seasons six and seven.  So that gives me exactly 32 weeks of exercise (at 6 times a week) and at 2 pounds a week that is a potential 64 pounds.  When I've done diets in the past I typically can lose weight a little faster than the average.

"I'm here to help."

Obviously I can just exercise so I am including some modification of food intake.  If we call it a diet then I will just be waiting for it to be over so that I can eat the food I want again.  So, I'm not going to say that I'm completely cutting out stuff like hamburgers and ice cream but I am going with the rule that "if I can say no, then I will say no" but I have the option of eating whatever if the opportunity and desire meet at the right moment.  Cupled with that I will be trying to reduce the portions of food that I eat.  I've noticed that when I get a foot-long sub from Subway I am satisfied by the time I eat half of the sandwich, but I paid for and therefore will eat the whole sandwich.  Similarly when I'm out to eat I will try to order foods that can be reheated another day so I don't feel like I have to consume everything in front of me so as to make my wallet feel better.

I'm hoping that if I have a plan that it will be easier to report on my status on a more regular basis.  After my first episode I have to say that the show is intriguing and I do want to see what happens.