Just another day, I am standing in an upstairs bedroom getting ready for my grandmother's funeral in Las Vegas.  It's a dreary overcast day, very abnormal for Las Vegas, even in the month of February.  Just another day I think to myself as I pull out my black suit that I bought just after I graduated college in 2000.  I lay it on the bed and put on an undershirt, black socks, etc... reach for the pair of slacks and start my legs through, one by one.  As I pull up the pants, they feel a little tight... hmmm did they shrink?  Can clothes shrink at the dry cleaners?  Certainly not, I pull them up around my waist, grabbing both sides pulling them in towards each other to clasp the button. Unsuccessful, I look down and realize this isn't going to happen.  The pants are simply to small, a once 32 inch waist, is now maybe 36 inches, maybe 37.  Panicking I think of about my options.  I did not pack two suits, I did not pack an extra pair of pants, I am screwed. 

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As a developer I mostly sit on my butt and do absolutely nothing but type, move my arms and occassionally get up to use the bathroom. I drink excessive amounts of coffee, energy drinks, candy, the works... typical developer right? Well i cant speak for us all, but I can definitely speak for myself. At one time I was actually extremely active in gymastics during college, played basketball, ran alot, worked out in the gym. Typical college stuff that I grew accustomed to when I was unemployed and the most important thing in my life was having fun and making sure my homework was done.

Now that I am pushing 31, life has changed quite a bit. I work, eat and sleep. Sometimes I just work and sleep forgetting to do the eating part (probably due to the execessive amounts of caffeine). I decided that this is a one way ticket to cancer, diabetes, heart disease, etc.. and turned over a new leaf about 2 weeks ago. I started swimming and doing strength training, but I really wanted to start running. Funny thing happened was I was checking out the Degrafa website and saw the chart examples Joe Johnston did mimicing Nike+ charts. I was curious and went to Nike+ and realized they made shoes that could communicate to your iPod Touch or Nano. Being the tech savy dork I am, I went out

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