PROJECT: Briles 200 - Can Briles Come Out And Play?

I'm a horrible self motivator, kids....

...unless it's for watching tv/movies/sports, eating, drinking, doing absolutely nothing, fantasizing about being in the "Community" study group, or especially for going to hang out with friends and doing one and/or all of those things.  

(Move over Evangeline Lilly...  I'm now officially pretending that either Gillian Jacobs or/and Allison Brie have agreed to make out with me as a reward for completing P:B200 a success! PS. Watch Community!!)

After six months of PROJECT: Briles 200, I've lost 15 lbs and have gotten stronger, solely by adding one 30 minute weight training session per week at Cutting Edge Fitness and making some better decisions with my eating choices.  However, I knew going into this that it was really my activity level that I was going to have to bring up to make P:B200 a success.  As we all know, regular activity is the majorest factor in living a healthier lifestyle.  I go to Cutting Edge, I head out for a jog here and there, and I've been typing with my fingers a lot more with this blog, so there's that...   But to get down to 200 lbs, I need to get out and play more.  

The biggest obstacles in doing so is that I don't have any activities that I LOVE doing.  I get bored really easily and like trying new things, so I have trouble getting out there and doing them on my own.   I'm also one of those crazy people who thinks having fun is way more fun than exercising and hard work.  My brain has an aversion to choosing a workout on my own over great television, working on photos, or especially any social invite that comes my way.  It's like I have an addiction to socializing and I find that I have a good time doing anything when in good company.  It would be great to get active in a social setting.   Unfortunately, most of the time when I meet up with people, there isn't a whole lot calorie burning going on.   In fact, it's usually the EXTREME opposite.  That's gotta change if I'm going to get healthier!  

I was hoping to roll this plan out during the summer, but the new job crunched down on my time.  Now that I'm settling in a bit, I'm ready to start adding a new phase to the blog and his is where I'm hoping to get/NEED your help!  I'm hoping to build a community of "play dates" to keep me active while I search for the one or two activities that I'd like enough that I could do them on my own for regular exercise.  

Since I've got this whole weird having fun issue and I like hanging out with people, I'm hoping that I can get a bunch of you to invite me to "come out and play" and participate in whatever your favorite activities are.  YOU = Family, old friends, new friends, strangers, stalkers...  ACTIVITIES = Whatever burns calories more than sitting on my ass!  Running, basketball, hiking, ultimate frisbee, horseshoes, tennis, golf, crazy long Guitar Hero session, parkour, squash, chasing chickens around a farm...  I'm game for anything!

Are you a Yogi?  Let's stretch!   Is your daughter having a double-dutch tournament?  CrissBriles will make ya, jump! jump!   Is there a kickball game happening in your neighborhood?  Don't pick me last!  Are you teaching a pilates class?  Teach me what the hell pilates even are!...What pilates is??...What they ARE!?...  I guess I'm also looking for a grammar coach!    

If  you'd like to help me out and think we'd have a good time doing your activity, talk to me in the comments section of this blog or friend my Briles is Losing It page on Facebook and we'll set something up.  I will be writing about my play dates" and I'm also hoping to capture some of these adventures on video as I'm sure some of them, especially the one's I've never tried before, will be quite amusing.  

Unfortunately, I'm restricted to activity partners in the New England area at the moment, but I know some of you are reading from afar.  If you've got something you'd like to suggest, by all means, throw it out there and we'll see if we can't get it together sometime in the future.  So let's have some fun and help me get to my imaginary reward make out session with the girls from "Community" and more importantly get closer to making PROJECT:Briles 200 a reality.  Troy and Abed would!

PS.  I'm leaving you with a video demonstrating the natural grace, amazing agility, and raw athleticism you will be recruiting to partake in your activities!