469 – Did I say something?

New Year’s Resolutions Progress Report

Twice a week update schedule? So far, so good.
Book Two: Half of the illustrations are now done for the Encyclopedia Ardrisia excerpts. After I finish the remaining illustrations, I will then sit down and make up the Pathfinder statistics for each member of the group so far, except for Philo (he won’t show up until at least Book Four). Also, it looks like I will have to split up the “Hunt for the Mystic Doo-Dads” storyline into two books, so this will be part one of two.
Weight loss: My wife and I weighed in last Saturday and I lost exactly 1 pound. Which is fine by me, as I do not want to try to lose an enormous amount of weight all at once, like they do on The Biggest Loser or on Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition, as no one is going to be picking up the bill for the excess skin removal surgery that would be needed after such rapid weight loss. My target is to try to lose exactly 100 pounds within 2 – 3 years.
New Home: Too soon to do anything about it. I’ll keep you posted.

That’ll do it for me this week. See you all on Monday!

Take care,

~Rob

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The nose, knows. You can change your clothes and your shape, but body odor is hard to disguise.

I wonder how the kobolds are getting along with the dog….

I wonder how good the sense of smell of kobolds is ^_^

Also, no, Philo, it’s just you. And Jaine, but you presumably noticed that already 😉

In re losing weight, weight loss in and of itself is not the best measure of health. It’s well known that a woman’s weight will increase and decrease every month in a predictable cycle, but you can also increase the number on the scale by several pounds simply by eating salty food the night before you weigh in. In addition, modern tables of “healthy” weight don’t take physical fitness into account. I know two people who are extremely physically fit–one an old-fashioned farmwife who also fishes commercially, the other a member of the armed forces who does medieval fencing to relax–who were labeled “overweight” when they didn’t have any excess body fat, simply because the modern weight tables don’t take dense working musculature into account. (Also note that the man had a co-worker who was a bodybuilder, all bulgy and stuff, and that person got a pass because he was “obviously” at a “healthy weight” even though the two of them were within a few inches and pounds of each other!)

I suggest using your clothes as a measure instead. If you are exercising, your clothes may become looser as you firm up while the number on the scale barely moves. Resting and active pulse rates are also a good measure of health: you want the numbers to go down.

Oh, and if you’re looking for a program that’s easy on your joints, check out water aerobics. I didn’t think much of it until I tried it. Wow, I came out of that pool aching in muscles I didn’t know I even had, and it was a good ache. Also the class I go to has these nifty floaties shaped like dumbbells, and if you use them under the water it feels exactly like using a pneumatic resistance machine.

Back on topic: Oooo, does Phi-lo have a cruuu-uuuush?

I did think Dhur would already know about Philo’s secret, although I very much doubt he also has a healing factor and retractable claws. (Nerd points for you if you get that one)

@Q?: I don’t know, he has the muttonchops, the ability to go into berserker rages, and he often wears brown… 😉

Yes, having a tail is an actual reason to have “sagged” pants. I hope Philo didn’t end up splitting his.

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469 – Did I say something?

New Year’s Resolutions Progress Report